Former Arsenal forward arrested in £600k drug bust | OneFootball

Former Arsenal forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been arrested in a £600,000 drug bust, according to a report.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas of Livingston during the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Ross County at Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingston, Scotland on 10 January 2021. (Copyright: Chris McCluskie)

Anthony Joseph of Sky Sports News reports that former Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, now of Greenock Morton, has been arrested in connection with the seizure of £600,000 of cannabis at Stansted Airport.

Emmanuel-Thomas will reportedly appear at Carlisle Magistrates Court today.

PORTSMOUTH, UNITED KINGDOM: (L-R) Fran Marida, Mark Randall, Vito Mannone, Amaury Bischoff, Jay Thomas, Francis Coquelin and Emmanuel Frimpong of Arsenal look on from the bench prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Portsmouth and Arsenal at Fratton Park on May 2, 2009. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

The Daily Mail add that Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested at 8am on Wednesday morning, with National Crime Agency officers detaining him and charging him with importing the class B drugs.

Two women, aged 28 and 32, were also arrested and charged with similar offences. They’ll appear in court on October 1st.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas of Livingston battles for possession during the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Aberdeen at Tony Macaroni Arena, Livingstone, Scotland on 1 May 2021. (Copyright: Stephen Dobson)

Emmanuel-Thomas joined Arsenal at the age of eight, and he spent 13 years with the club, largely playing for the Gunners’ academy. He won the FA Youth Cup and the Premier Academy League with Arsenal in 2008/09.

The striker went on to make five appearances for the Arsenal first team, including one in the Premier League, but after loans to Blackpool, Doncaster Rovers, and Cardiff City, he ultimately left on a permanent deal to join Ipswich Town.

Most recently, Emmanuel-Thomas signed a six-month contract with Scottish side Greenock Morton.