A football player playing in Martinique was arrested at Roissy airport. He had more than 100 kilos of cocaine in his luggage…
By AFP
Un Martinican footballer and his partner were recently arrested at Roissy airport with more than 100 kilos of cocaine hidden in suitcases, AFP learned Thursday from the Bobigny prosecutor’s office.
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.
“Without knowing his degree of involvement, we learned that one of our players was arrested at Roissy for drug smuggling,” said Aiglon du Lamentin in a short message to the local press.
Placed in pre-trial detention
“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 abuses of this environment”, added the club.
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.
The imprisoned sportsman has also been a member of the Martinique football team for more than ten years. He was traveling in a personal capacity when he was arrested.
