Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted Airport

Former Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted Airport.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, is accused of orchestrating an attempt to bring the drug into Stansted Airport.

Former Arsenal striker, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, has been charged with drug smuggling after UK authorities uncovered cannabis worth £600,000 at Stansted Airport. Emmanuel-Thomas, who currently plays for Greenock Morton after signing with the club earlier this year, was arrested on Wednesday morning at 8 am following the discovery by UK Border Force officials. The drugs, […]

Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged after he was arrested by Scotland's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with the seizure 60 kg of cannabis worth 600,000 pounds ($793,620) at Stansted Airport.The 33-year-old, who now plays for Scottish second division side

Border Force officers detected roughly 60kg of the drug in two suitcases, which had arrived via a flight from Bangkok, Thailand.

The 33-year-old was at Livingston for around a year

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, of Gourock, Inverclyde, is expected to appear in court on Thursday.

Border Force officers detected roughly 60kg of the drug in two suitcases