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Melinda Hansen was arrested after police raided Melbourne's Olsen hotel

25-year-old was denied bail at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday

Police allege they found drugs, manufacturing equipment and a notebook with drug-making instructions

Mobile phone seized by police contained text messages of alleged drug deals, court heard

Ms Hansen said heart-shaped tablets were breath mints from a clothing store and not ecstasy

Published: 04:58 EST, 20 June 2014 | Updated: 06:14 EST, 21 June 2014

Melinda Hansen, 25, was arrested after police raided the Olsen hotel on Chapel Street in South Yarra early on Friday

A woman arrested over a drug lab in a five-star Melbourne hotel was allegedly found with photos of herself taking drugs and posing with wads of cash, a court was told.

Melinda Hansen, 25, was arrested after police raided the Olsen hotel on Chapel Street in South Yarra early on Friday.

Police told Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday they seized 60g of methylamphetamines, 11 heart-shaped ecstasy tablets, ice pipes and a notebook with instructions on how to make drugs, Nine News reports.

A silver briefcase, a mask, goggles, chemicals, 20 sim cards, credits cards and two mobile phones were also found.

Police told the court one of the mobile phones contained pictures of the accused using drugs and holding large amounts of cash, along with numerous text messages allegedly discussing drug deals.

The alleged drug lab was found when police and hotel management searched room 103 where Ms Hansen was staying.

She returned to the hotel a short time later and was arrested.

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The Olsen is an exclusive five-star hotel located in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra

Ms Hansen claims she was holding the equipment, which was found in a wardrobe, for friends and denied that the substances found in the room were drugs.

She told the court the heart-shaped tablets seized by police were breath mints from clothing store, Sportsgirl, and not ecstasy.

'I don't want to be involved in the drug world… I want to have my life back on track,' Ms Hansen told the magistrate.

Ms Hansen told the court heart-shaped tablets seized by police were breath mints from clothing store, Sportsgirl (like the ones pictured here) and not ecstasy

The 25-year-old (pictured here in an artist impression) told the magistrate 'I don't want to be involved in the drug world¿ I want to have my life back on track'

Art Series Hotel Group, which represents the Olsen, confirmed in a statement it was currently working with authorities 'to assist in a current investigation surrounding a guest in one of its hotels'.

'The hotel, group and its management have a zero drug policy and will continue to trade responsibly,' the statement reads.

The magistrate refused bail saying Ms Hansen appeared to have a serious drug habit and ordered a mental assessment.

Ms Hansen will appear in court again on Tuesday.