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Ex-Arsenal Star Pleads Guilty to £600K Cannabis Smuggling

5/21/2025

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Former Arsenal star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, faces a grim future after pleading guilty to smuggling £600,000 worth of cannabis. Caught by the National Crime Agency with 60 kilograms at Stansted Airport, his career with Greenock Morton has come to a sudden halt. He awaits sentencing, with a potential maximum penalty of 14 years looming over him.

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Former Arsenal star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, faces a grim future after pleading guilty to smuggling £600,000 worth of cannabis. Caught by the National Crime Agency with 60 kilograms at Stansted Airport, his career with Greenock Morton has come to a sudden halt. He awaits sentencing, with a potential maximum penalty of 14 years looming over him.