Ex-Arsenal Academy Footballer Jailed Over £600,000 Drug Smuggling Plot 2025

Ex-Arsenal Academy Footballer Jailed Over £600,000 Drug Smuggling Plot 2025

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after NCA officers seized cannabis being transported through Stansted by two women he had recruited

An 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 seized an estimated £600,000 of cannabis as it was being brought through Stansted by two women he had recruited – his girlfriend and her friend.

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