THIS is the shocking moment cops storm a onto a pitch and arrest an amateur footballer accused of being the boss of a deadly drugs clan.
The 24-year-old suspect was swiftly cuffed and bundled away during a home match in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Video footage shows the player, who has not been named, being dragged off the pitch by heavily armed police officers in front of stunned spectators.
An arrest warrant issued by the Laranja da Terra Court identifies him as the suspected head of a fierce drug trafficking clan in Espirito Santo.
He is also accused of being part of an assassination clan in Vitoria who masterminded an attempted hit on a rival on February 4th.
The Military Police in Minas Gerais told local media that the man had a long police record for assault, threats, drug trafficking and firearms offences.
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He is being held at Minas Gerais prison under preventive arrest.
The investigation is ongoing.
It comes as a glamorous gangster’s moll wrote a love note to Scots drug kingpin James ‘The Don’ White after he was snared by cops in Brazil.
South American beauty Paula Gomes told of her heartache when her “very special” boyfriend’s criminal empire came crashing down.
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It is understood she fell for the married hood when he was hiding out in the beachfront city of Fortaleza.
Her Instagram is full of videos and selfies showing off her tattoos, curves and luxury lifestyle including flash trips to Spain, Dubai and Norway.
White’s fling with Gomes emerged as he awaited sentencing for running a multi-million pound drugs, guns and dirty money plot from his Brazilian hideaway.
The pair met after he fled to the country where he took over control of Scotland’s most prolific drugs cartel following the disappearance of Mr Big brothers James Gillespie, 50, and Barry, 46, of Rutherglen, near Glasgow.
Gomes wrote: “I will never forget all that you have done for me.
“Actually remembering you is remembering me. You are a very special person, very special.
“I believe I never knew anyone with such a marvellous heart.
“I only desire that your life gives you great victories and this great storm will pass quickly from your life. You are more than an incredible human being.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
