Ex-Bristol City Footballer Jailed over £600,000 Drug Smuggling Plot

Tourists warned not to give in to very persuasive people who could land them in prison this summer

People jetting back to the UK are being urged to "just say no" if they are asked to put anything in their suitcases. It follows the case of former Cardiff City footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas who duped two people into smuggling drugs into the UK

Ex-Arsenal academy footballer jailed over £600,000 drug smuggling plot

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after NCA officers seized cannabis being transported through Stanstead by two women he had recruitedAn ex-Arsenal academy footballer has been jailed for four years for his involvement in a £600,000 drug smuggling plot after a court heard his financial difficulties after a period out of contract led to a “catastrophic error of judgment”.Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after officers from the National Crime Agency…

Footballer jailed for £600k drug smuggling plot

PROFESSIONAL footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been jailed for organising the smuggling of £600,000 worth of cannabis to the UK.

Ex-Bristol City footballer jailed over £600,000 drug smuggling plot

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was caught with 60kg of cannabis

Ex-Arsenal striker jailed over £600,000 drug smuggling plot

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after officers seized cannabis as it was being brought through Stansted Airport

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas: Ex-Arsenal player jailed for cannabis plot

"It is through your own actions you will no longer be known as a professional footballer," the judge tells the former Aberdeen player.