A Martinican footballer and his partner were recently arrested at Roissy airport with more than 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in suitcases, AFP learned this Thursday, January 5 from the Bobigny prosecutor’s office.
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Midfielder for the Aiglon du Lamentin club (central Martinique) in Regional 1, Jean-Manuel Nedra, 29, is well known in the world of Martinican football.
The couple was presented to an investigating judge on Wednesday, the prosecution said. The young man was placed in pre-trial detention and his companion released under judicial supervision. According to Martinique, the 1sthe is considered “one of the best football players of his generation”.
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“Without knowing his degree of involvement, we learned that one of our players was arrested at Roissy for drug smuggling”said the Aiglon du Lamentin in a short message to the local press.
“Let us be stronger than ever and united to continue our work of education through sport, to fight against this scourge, to protect and alert our young people to the risks, consequences and excesses of this environment”added the club.
The imprisoned sportsman has also been a member of the Martinique football team for more than 10 years. He was traveling in a personal capacity when he was arrested.
