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Former Ipswich Town striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged with attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through a UK airport.
The big picture: The 33-year-old, who spent two seasons at Portman Road from 2011 to 2013, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers in Scotland following the seizure of approximately 60kg of the drug at Stansted airport.
Key details:
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, was arrested Wednesday in Gourock, Inverclyde.
He's accused of attempting to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis through Stansted airport.
Border Force officers found approximately 60kg of the drug in two suitcases from Bangkok.
Emmanuel-Thomas is set to appear at Carlisle magistrates court Thursday, charged with importing class B drugs.
JET's Ipswich career: The journeyman joined Ipswich in 2011 for £1.1m from Arsenal, scoring nine goals in 75 appearances for the Tractor Boys. He left Ipswich in 2013 in a swap deal with Bristol City. He most recently played with Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.
The bottom line: The NCA warns that cannabis smuggling into the UK carries a maximum 14-year prison sentence, contradicting misinformation some couriers receive about facing only fines.
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