New scandal in the world of football. This Thursday, January 5, 2023, Jean-Manuel Nédra, a famous Martinican player, was arrested at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport when he was in possession of more than 100 kg of cocaine. The athlete had indeed hidden the illicit substances in his suitcases, reports AFP according to information from the Bobigny prosecution. It was for personal and non-professional reasons that he travelled.
“Without knowing his degree of involvement”
Born in Lamentin, the 29-year-old international plays for the Aiglon du Lamentin team, in Regional 1. A member of the Martinique selection for ten years, he was allegedly arrested when he was with His wife. Without further ado, the club he currently plays for reacted very quickly to the news. “Without knowing his degree of involvement, we learned that one of our players was arrested at Roissy for drug smuggling”said the training in a press release sent to the Martinican press. “Let us be stronger than ever and united to continue our work of education through sport, to fight against this scourge, to protect and alert our young people to the risks, consequences and excesses of this environment”, added the club.
Jean-Manuel Nédra was reportedly remanded in custody and brought before an investigating judge. According to a shocked netizen, “He was considered the best of his generation…”. At this time, no additional information has been shared. The fans, for their part, did not hesitate to react. “It must have cost him candy in extra luggage”, “He really thought he would go unnoticed with such a quantity of drugs”, “He’s going to be expensive”, “You’re famous, you have a bunch of women at your feet, you ruin your career to do that? », could we read on Twitter. To be continued…
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