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Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who was once considered a player to save Arsenal, pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, the BBC reported on the 25th (Korea time).
Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested in September 2020 for allegedly ordering two women from London, England, to carry drugs under the guise of a trip to Thailand. Instead of offering the two women a round-trip business ticket to Thailand and a staycation fee, they were asked to bring a vacuum-packed cigar worth £600,000. The two women were arrested on charges of drug importation while entering the country, and Emmanuel-Thomas was also arrested soon after. A police investigation found that he acted as an intermediary between the Thai drug supply scheme and the British sales organization. Emmanuel-Thomas has strongly denied his relationship with the two women and his charges, but has come to plead guilty at a hearing earlier this month. The two women, who almost became drug smugglers, were able to escape the charges.
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Emmanuel-Thomas was once considered a holy man produced by Arsenal. At the age of 16, he led his team to victory by scoring in all of the 2009 FA Youth Cup games. Local experts in England praised his performance, and even coach Arsène Wenger praised him as a `player who can play anywhere.' However, despite his time on loan at the bottom, he was rarely given a chance in the Arsenal first team, and Emmanuel-Thomas moved to Ipswichdown in 2011. Emmanuel-Thomas, who scored 24 goals in 82 games in two seasons with Bristol City, who moved in 2013, has since gone through Queens Park Rangers, MK Dons and Gillingham, but has not impressed.
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BBC said the PTT Lyon, which transferred in 2019, changed Emmanuel-Thomas' life. PTT Rayong was disbanded after the end of the season that year. Emmanuel-Thomas reportedly received an offer to trade cannabis from a Thai drug gang at the time. The BBC said the date for Emmanuel-Thomas' sentencing has yet to be set. This is not the first time he has been in the spotlight. However, unlike the day when he lifted the trophy in 2009, he received attention for a different reason.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
