THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) Dutch soccer participant Quincy Promes was being extradited Friday from Dubai to the Netherlands, the place he faces a jail sentence for involvement in cocaine smuggling, the prosecutors workplace advised The Related Press.
The Dutch public prosecution service confirmed to the AP that Promes was en path to the Netherlands, in Dutch custody.
Promes, who scored seven targets in 50 worldwide matches for the Netherlands earlier than authorized points derailed his worldwide profession, was convicted final 12 months of complicity in cocaine smuggling and sentenced in his absence to 6 years in jail.
Amsterdam District Court docket dominated that Promes was concerned within the import and export of tons of of kilograms (kilos) of cocaine in 2020. His legal professionals advised judges he denied the allegations.
In 2023, Promes was discovered responsible of stabbing his cousin within the leg and was sentenced to 18 months in jail.
Each of Promes convictions are presently underneath enchantment.
Promes, a 33-year-old former participant for Ajax and Sevilla, had been taking part in for Spartak Moscow and dwelling in Russia from 2021 till final 12 months, when he was reportedly arrested in Dubai across the time that Spartak was there for pleasant video games. Extra just lately, he had been taking part in with United FC, a second-tier membership in Dubai.
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