US EditionI Was One of the First to Bring Cannabis Through Liverpool's Docks - It Was Just a Job and I Have No Regrets - Liverpool Echo
- Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pleaded guilty on May 7, 2025, to smuggling 60kg of cannabis worth £600,000 through London Stansted Airport from Bangkok.
- His arrest by National Crime Agency officers in September 2024 followed Border Force discovery of the drugs in two suitcases arriving from Thailand.
- Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, has played for clubs including Bristol City, Ipswich Town, QPR, and Thai side PTT Rayong, and was sacked by Greenock Morton after his arrest.
- During the Chelmsford Crown Court hearing, prosecutor David Josse KC stated that the defendants consistently insisted, both before and after the importation incident, that they believed the shipment contained gold rather than cannabis.
- Emmanuel-Thomas was remanded in custody with sentencing to be scheduled, while co-defendants Rowland and Piotrowska were acquitted and freed without further action.
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The Independent (US)Footballer ‘thought he was importing gold not cannabis’ in smuggling plot
Border Force officers detected the drugs in two suitcases at an airport
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Former Arsenal forward pleads guilty in UK to cannabis smuggling charge
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kg of cannabis into Stansted Airport, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday. Read full story
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