Former Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas charged over £600,000 Stansted Airport cannabis haul
- British footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged for attempting to smuggle cannabis valued at £600,000 through a British airport.
- Border Force officers discovered 60kg of cannabis in two suitcases that arrived on a flight from Bangkok, Thailand.
- Emmanuel-Thomas is scheduled to appear in Carlisle Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face accusations of importing class B drugs.
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NCA charges former Arsenal forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas over cannabis seizure worth £600,000
Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged after he was arrested by Scotland's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with the seizure of 60 kg of cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($793,620) at Stansted Airport. The 33-year-old, who now plays for Scottish second-division side Greenock Morton, was detained by NCA officers on Wednesday in an operation supported by Police Scotland.
Soccer player arrested in connection with almost $800,000 worth of cannabis seized at airport
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, a soccer player who used to play for Premier League giant Arsenal, has been arrested after $795,300 (£600,000) worth of cannabis was seized at a British airport, the Carlisle Magistrates court confirmed to CNN.
Soccer - Former Arsenal forward charged after cannabis worth 600,000 pounds seized
(Reuters) - Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged after he was arrested by Scotland's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with the seizure 60 kg of cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($793,620) at Stansted Airport. Read full story
Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas arrested for alleged USD 800,000 drug smuggling from Thailand
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who once appeared for Arsenal in the Champions League has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($800,000) through a British airport.
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