Ex-Arsenal academy footballer jailed over £600,000 drug smuggling plot

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after NCA officers seized cannabis being transported through Stansted by two women he had recruited

An ex-Arsenal academy footballer has been jailed for four years for his involvement in a 600,000 drug smuggling plot after a court heard his financial difficulties after a period out of contract led to a catastrophic error of judgment".

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested after officers from the National Crime Agency seized an estimated 600,000 of cannabis as it was being brought through Stansted by two women he had recruited - his girlfriend and her friend.