CNN
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Soccer player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kilograms (roughly 132 pounds) of cannabis worth around $800,000 (£600,000), according to the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).
Emmanuel-Thomas, whose former clubs include Premier League sides Arsenal and Ipswich Town, recruited two women to collect the cannabis from Thailand and transport it back to the UK, the NCA said in a statement.
The NCA added that the case at Chelmsford Crown Court was adjourned on Wednesday with a sentencing date to be confirmed. The maximum sentence for cannabis importation into the UK is up to 14 years in prison, according to the NCA.
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