Former Arsenal forward pleads guilty in UK to cannabis smuggling charge


LONDON (Reuters) - Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kg of cannabis into Stansted Airport, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old, who was released by Scottish second division club Greenock Morton after being charged last year, entered his plea at Chelmsford Crown Court.

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