actress meili cady was just a small town girl aspiring to be an actress in los angeles, but was lured into a life of crime by 'pot princess' and alleged samsung heiress lisette lee, she claims in her new book cady, who appeared in californication and chick magnet, said she became enchanted with the extravagant lifestyle of lee   but she realized too late when she was taken into custody by dea agents that she was apart of lee's illegal smuggling operation into the midwest the book, smoke: how a small town girl accidentally wound up smuggling seven tons of marijuana with the pot princess of beverly hills, tells of how it all came raining down on cady when she learned that lee was transporting 500 pounds of marijuana, according to the new york daily news scroll down for video  actress meili cady (abve) was just a small town girl aspiring to be an actress in los angeles, but was lured into a life of crime by 'pot princess' and alleged samsung heiress lisette lee, she claims in her new book  cady (left), who appeared in californication and chick magnet, said she became enchanted with the extravagant lifestyle of lee but she realized too late when she was taken into custody by dea agents in connection to lee's illegal smuggling of weed into the midwest  on a day in june 2010, the private jet her best friend had leased headed for columbus, ohio had 13 suitcases filled with weed and as lee's personal assistant, she never knew the reality behind the glamorous life of the 'gangster princess', as named by the rolling stone, was closely entangled in a web of lies and manipulation that would leave her facing 40 years in prison it was estimated that during 14 trips made to ohio, lee had transported 7,000 pounds of pot and made a profit of $3million lee was sentenced to six years, while cady received 30 days in custody and one year of home confinement after making a deal with prosecutors it all began when she left washington state at 19 years old and headed for california where she worked part time jobs to support herself and pursued her dreams by enrolling for classes at an acting studio a friend from the studio introduced her to lee, an aspiring korean pop star who dropped out of harvard and called herself the 'korean paris hilton', and though cady was hesitant to befriend an heiress who had to seek  friends, she was lonely and as lee's personal assistant, she never knew the reality behind the glamorous life of the 'gangster princess', as named by the rolling stone, was closely entangled in a web of lies and manipulation that would leave her facing 40 years in prison (above lisettee lee, left, with cady, right) lee (left) was sentenced to six years, while cady (right) received 30 days in custody and one year of home confinement after making a deal with prosecutors it was estimated that during 14 trips made to ohio, lee had transported 7,000 pounds of pot and made a profit of $3million (above the 13 suitcases filled with marijuana) following her release from prison, she spent a year under house arrest and was forced to wear an ankle monitor while confined in her apartment  lee's japanese father was a big player at sony and her korean mother was the granddaughter of the founder of samsung   so the luxury condo she lived in along with the purple mercedes all made sense to cady and when she was struggling financially, lee offered her a job as personal assistant, as she needed the help while 'embarking on a new business venture' while lee was vague on the details, cady took the job with her first assignment pretending to be a wealthy diva who was particular about the way her luggage was loaded onto the plane at the van nuys airport in california cady learned later that she was risking arrest for lee who feared it, as she was sent on the drug smuggling flight in her place but on her fourth flight, when cady (above) complained about the smell of marijuana in the cabin, she finally understood that luggage was actually filled with drugs   and that she was an accessory in a major criminal operation  but she nearly made a fatal mistake after offering to help with the suitcases on her second flight, which she was scolded for by lee this along with other jobs including making large wire transfers under her own name left her confused about her role as lee's personal assistant on her fourth flight, when she complained about the smell of marijuana in the cabin, she finally understood that luggage was actually filled with drugs   and that she was an accessory in a major criminal operation in the book, which is out on march 24, cady revealed that even though the truth came out, she remained silent and was arrested along with lee in columbus by federal agents in 2010 in the end, during the trial, cady learned the truth   lee had been fostered as a small child, and was the illegitimate daughter of a samsung heiress and a japanese father who owned casinos film director craig brewer, a sundance winner for 2005 film hustle and flow, is considering making a movie based on lee’s life
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meili cady tells of how a life she thought was glamorous landed her as an accessory to a major crime in new book . smoke: how a small town girl accidentally wound up smuggling seven tons of marijuana with the pot princess of beverly hills gives vivid account . book tells of her friendship with lisette lee, who transported 7,000 pounds of marijuana to ohio over 14 trips, was filled with manipulation and secrets 