US EditionAustralian Olympic hockey player arrested for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris
- Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was arrested in Paris for allegedly trying to buy cocaine after his team's elimination, accepting full responsibility for his actions.
- Craig received a criminal warning and was released without charge, following a cocaine transaction witnessed by police.
- Craig will lose all Olympic privileges and moved out of the Olympic Village, according to the Australian Olympic Committee.
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Tom Craig, a member of the Australian hockey team at the Olympic Games, was arrested early this Wednesday morning by French police, on suspicion of having bought cocaine from a drug dealer on the streets of Paris. According to local police reports, quoted by media, the 28-year-old player was found with approximately one gram of cocaine near an apartment complex. In addition to Craig, authorities arrested the alleged seller, a 17-year-old boy who…
Australian field hockey player caught trying to buy cocaine at Olympics
Tom Craig, an Australian field hockey player, was arrested in Paris for allegedly attempting to buy cocaine from a minor. The 28-year-old athlete, a member of the Australian Olympic team, was detained by police on Tuesday night while involved in a drug transaction outside a building in the city's 9th arrondissement. According to the Paris prosecutor's office, Craig was apprehended while allegedly trying to purchase one gram of cocaine from a 17-…
Australian Olympic field hockey player apologizes after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine - The Boston Globe
Tom Craig has apologized for his “terrible mistake” after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine while on a night out after his team’s elimination from the Paris Games.
Olympic field hockey player apologizes after arrest for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris
(NEXSTAR) – An Australian field hockey player competing at the Olympics has apologized after he was busted for purchasing cocaine in Paris earlier this week. “I would firstly like to apologize for what has occurred over the past 24 hours. I made a terrible mistake and I take full responsibility for my actions,” Craig said, addressing the media after his release from police custody on Wednesday. “My actions are my own and by no way reflect the va…
Field hockey player apologizes after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine after Olympics elimination
PARIS — Australian Olympic field hockey player Tom Craig apologized Wednesday for his “terrible mistake” after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine while on a night out after his team’s elimination from the Paris Games. Craig faced Australian media in Paris after French prosecutors issued a statement confirming the 28-year-old Australian — an Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo three years ago — had been given him a criminal warning and release…
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