A professional footballer was arrested in Scotland on suspicion of orchestrating the attempted import of £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand through Stansted Airport.
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Gourock, Inverclyde, on Wednesday morning in an operation supported by Police Scotland.
Emmanuel-Thomas currently plays for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.
London-born, he started his career at Arsenal and went on to play for various clubs, including Ipswich Town, Bristol City, QPR, Livingston and Aberdeen.
Following his arrest, Emmanuel-Thomas was moved to Carlisle for questioning and has since been charged.
He is due to appear before Carlisle Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday, accused of importing Class B drugs.
The NCA said the drugs were seized at the London airport on 2 September, with two women arrested and charged.
