Dutch professional football player Quincy Promes (31) will be prosecuted along with a 31-year-old man from Purmerend for importing cocaine, a spokesman for the Public Prosecution Service (OM) confirmed on Tuesday.
The Public Prosecution Service suspects Promes and the co-defendant of importing two batches of cocaine via the Western Scheldt and the Port of Antwerp in January 2020. The first batch involved 650 blocks of cocaine, each weighing one kilogram. The second batch totaled more than 712 kilograms, the OM alleged.
The 31-year-old man from Purmerend was arrested in Krommenie on April 25 on suspicion of drug trafficking and money laundering. His arrest had not been made public before Tuesday.
It's not the first time the 31-year-old has landed himself in hot water as he was prosecuted for attempted murder and aggravated assault.
In December 2020, Promes was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his cousin at a gathering back in July.
He spent two days in jail before being released but the police investigation continued on until May 2021. As he plies his trade in Russia, the case 'can he handled by the court without his presence, but with a lawyer authorised by him' if he does not come to the Netherlands.
On the prosecution, his lawyer Robert Malevicz said: "I will do that during the session next Monday."
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