US EditionFormer Arsenal prodigy Jay Emmanuel-Thomas jailed for four years over drug smuggling plot
- Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, was jailed for four years for smuggling a 60kg drugs haul at London Stansted Airport on September 2.
- He was dismissed from Scottish club Greenock Morton following his arrest on September 18 at his home in Gourock, Scotland.
- Judge Alexander Mills remarked that Emmanuel-Thomas would no longer be known as a professional footballer, but as a criminal due to his actions.
- His barrister, Alex Rose, claimed that Emmanuel-Thomas was tempted into crime during significant financial hard times after being out of contract.
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Former soccer player sentenced to four years in prison after orchestrating the smuggling of around $800,000 worth of cannabis | News Channel 3-12
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Former soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in orchestrating the smuggling of over 132 pounds (60 kilograms) of cannabis worth around $800,000, according to both the Chelmsford Crown Court and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Emmanuel-Thomas – whose former clubs include Premier League side Arsenal and recently relegated Ipswich Town – recruited two women to coll…
Former soccer player sentenced to four years in prison after orchestrating the smuggling of around $800,000 worth of cannabis
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Former soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in orchestrating the smuggling of over 132 pounds (60 kilograms) of cannabis worth around $800,000, according to both the Chelmsford Crown Court and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). Emmanuel-Thomas – whose former clubs include Premier League side Arsenal and recently relegated Ipswich Town – recruited two women to coll…
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, was involved in smuggling 60 kilos of cannabis into England. Now the former Arsenal player has been sentenced to four years in prison. – You will be
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