The football’s most famous gangster was the Russian league’s top scorer, the Dutch international, Sevilla and Ajax player. The once-excellent forward Quincy Promes was sentenced to six years in prison in the first half of 2024 after he smuggled a ton of cocaine from South America to Antwerp, Belgium, like a true drug lord.However, the 32-year-old found a way to obey the law – not only to avoid prison, but also to play football!?Quincy Promes officially accused of smuggling 1,300 kilograms of cocainePromes has not yet started serving his sentence since he’s been unavailable for the Dutch authorities. Russia initially refused to extradite him to the Netherlands, but he was later arrested in the United Arab Emirates, where he caused a traffic accident. As the UAE and the Netherlands also do not have a signed extradition treaty, Promes is still in the UAE, and he will stay there for some time. He signed a contract with the second-division side, Dubai United, which has already registered him as a new player.Three years ago, an investigation was launched against Promes for involvement in cocaine smuggling. The footballer was accused of organizing and participating in the smuggling of 1,300 kilograms of cocaine, which arrived in the port of Antwerp in January 2020. The value of the shipment is estimated at 75,000,000 euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_8435372##The drugs were in two packages, one containing 650 “blocks” per kilogram and the other 712 kilograms. Promes is accused of organizing all of this and preparing the cocaine for further resale. He was arrested on April 25 of that year. His phone was also analyzed, proving his involvement in the whole thing. An investigation was then launched and expanded to include money laundering.
