Former Man Utd goal Quincy Promes prosecuted after ‘importing £65m of cocaine’
Former Netherlands worldwide Quincy Promes has been prosecuted by the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (NPPS) for his alleged involvement in importing 1300kg of cocaine into Belgium. The Spartak Moscow footballer has been accused of being concerned within the importation of two shipments of cocaine again to a port in Antwerp in 2020 after police tapped his telephone and listened to his conversations.
The 31-year-old has been questioned by the Amsterdam prison investigation division twice about his hyperlinks with prison exercise. According to Dutch outlet Het Parool, the NPPS have now determined to prosecute him for alleged involvement within the import of two batches of cocaine.
It pertains to two batches of the drug, every weighing round 650kg and 720kg, which had been intercepted by police in January 2020. Promes’ alleged involvement within the drug trafficking operation grew to become obvious when police tapped his telephone.
In one of many conversations, Promes is accused of discussing stabbing his cousin within the knee at a household celebration. In that exact case, the PPS demanded a jail sentence of two years in opposition to the footballer for aggravated assault after tried homicide costs had been unproven.
The courtroom was on account of rule on the stabbing allegations case in March. But it determined to reopen the case at his legal professionals’ request as the brand new allegations in opposition to the Dutch participant got here to gentle.
A listening to will happen on Monday because the stabbing case continues, with a subsequent professional forma listening to for the cocaine prosecution. Promes is at present in Russia as he’s nonetheless contracted to Spartak and it’s not identified whether or not he’ll attend.
His lawyer Robert Malewicz has declined to touch upon the brand new allegations levelled in opposition to his consumer however promised to “provide a further explanation during Monday’s hearing”.
Promes, who has performed for plenty of distinguished European golf equipment in his profession together with Ajax, Sevilla and FC Twente, was as soon as linked with a transfer to Manchester United.
Back when Louis van Gaal was accountable for the Red Devils, United made an strategy to signal Promes from Twente after Van Gaal handed him his first worldwide call-up, just for the winger to hitch Spartak in a £9.5m transfer as an alternative.
He claimed afterwards that he turned down the prospect to hitch the Premier League outfit as he did not really feel prepared for the transfer on the age of 23.
“I can confirm that [United were interested]. But a concrete proposal did not exist,” Promes was quoted telling The Mirror in 2015.
“Frankly, I felt at that moment not ready to make the transfer to Manchester. Who could guarantee me that I would not be constantly overlooked at United?”