Quincy Promes, the former Netherlands and Ajax Amsterdam forward, is facing legal action for his alleged participation in the smuggling of narcotics – cocaine.
He stands accused of trafficking the banned substance in two separate shipments with an estimated value of around 75 million euros. These shipments were intercepted in Antwerp in 2020.
According to NOS, Promes is due to appear for a pre-trial hearing on Monday, June 6.
The reports indicate that if he does not return to the Netherlands, the court proceedings can proceed in his absence, with a lawyer representing him as authorized.
Additionally, Quincy Promes is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault following the emergence of new evidence relating to a stabbing incident, per GOAL.
During a family event, it is alleged that Quincy Promes stabbed his cousin in the knee. Despite initially denying the accusations, Promes was reportedly captured confessing to the stabbing in a police wiretap.
He currently plies his trade in Russia with Spartak Moscow after stints with Dutch sides FC Twente and Ajax while also turning out for La Liga side Sevilla.
Promes suspected of trafficking, attempted murder
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Spartak Moscow winger Quincy Promes is the suspect of being involved in illicit substance trafficking racket and being a member of a criminal organization, as per De Telegraaf.
Promes was arrested in June 2020 for stabbing his cousin at a family party, and the police started to tap his phone after that.
The former Ajax winger and his family reportedly invested a huge amount to buy 400 kgs of c0caine that were intercepted by Belgian police in April 2020.
Footballer, girlfriend arrested
In a related article, Sports Brief reported that a professional footballer and his girlfriend were reportedly arrested at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, at the weekend.
Jean-Manuel Nedra and his sweetheart were arrested, having been found with 100 kilos of illegal substance (c0caine) in suitcases.
The former Martinique international and current Aiglon du Lamentin player in their first division was reportedly placed in pre-trial custody on Sunday, January 1.