Former Arsenal forward jailed in UK on cannabis smuggling charge


  • Football
  • Thursday, 05 Jun 2025

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LONDON (Reuters) - Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was on Thursday jailed for four years for orchestrating the smuggling of 60 kg of cannabis into Britain's Stansted Airport.

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

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