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An Instagram-loving Canadian party girl sobbed in an Australian courtroom after she was sentenced to eight years in prison for her role in a cocaine-smuggling scheme.

Melina Roberge’s motivation was the opportunity to take selfies “in exotic locations and post them on Instagram to receive ‘likes’ and attention,” court heard.

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“She was seduced by lifestyle and the opportunity to post glamorous Instagram photos from around the world,” Judge Kate Traill said.

“She wanted to be the envy of others. I doubt she is now.”

The 24-year-old woman was nabbed along with former Quebec porn star Isabelle Lagace, 29 — who was sentenced in November to seven-and-a-half years in prison backdated to the arrest — and their handler.

In 2016 the trio had tried to smuggle $16 million in cocaine into Sydney during a $17,000 trip-of-a-lifetime on a MS Sea Princess seven-week cruise from Britain to Ireland, the United States, Bermuda, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and finally, Australia.