Dutch winger currently plying trade at Spartak Moscow, Quincy Promes, was sentenced in absence on Wednesday to six years in prison by a court in the Netherlands for smuggling drugs.According to the verdict of the Amsterdam District Court, the 32-year-old winger – who made 50 international appearances for the Oranje – was involved in the import and export of 1,305 kilograms of cocaine in 2020.OFFICIAL: The court has sentenced Quincy Promes with a 6 year prison sentence for his involvement in smuggling over 1,350 kilos of cocaine. pic.twitter.com/N8aD0Y5E6K— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) February 14, 2024 Promes, a former player for Ajax and Sevilla, lives in Moscow and did not appear at his trial in the Dutch capital. His lawyers told judges he denied the allegations.Prosecutors had asked judges to sentence him to nine years.##NAJAVA_MECA_7873736##In a written verdict, the court said that Promes got involved in the drug imports despite being a highly paid football star with legions of fans and followers on social media.”This makes it even more objectionable that the suspect tries to increase his wealth (and possibly also prestige in certain circles) through involvement in large international drug transports,” the court said.
