A FOOTBALLER and his partner were arrested at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with as much as 100kg of cocaine in their luggage, reports have suggested.
Jean-Manuel Nedra, 29, plays for Aiglon du Lamentin in Martinique’s first division.
Alongside his partner, Nedra was arrested after being found with as much as 100kg of cocaine in suitcases on Sunday.
He was placed in pre-trial custody after being presented in front of an investigating judge, according to the local prosecutor’s office, via French newspaper Le Parisien.
His partner is said to have been released.
A statement from his club to local media said: “Without knowing his degree of involvement, we learned that one of our players was arrested at Roissy for drug smuggling.
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“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 abuses of this environment.”
He is alleged to have been travelling in a personal capacity when he was arrested.
Nedra, a midfielder, has represented Martinique internationally.
He made his debut for the French overseas territory in 2012.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
