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Quincy Promes: Former Dutch international footballer sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking

Writer's picture: Victor NwokoVictor Nwoko


Quincy Promes, a former Dutch international footballer and previously targeted by Manchester United, has been sentenced to six years in prison in absentia for drug trafficking by the Amsterdam District Court. The 32-year-old, currently playing in the Russian Premier League for Spartak Moscow, was found to have been involved in the import and export of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine in 2020.


Despite residing in Moscow, Promes did not attend his trial in the Dutch capital and is not expected to return to the Netherlands in the foreseeable future.


Prosecutors had sought a nine-year sentence, citing his involvement in smuggling 1,360kg of cocaine through the port of Antwerp in Belgium to the Netherlands across two shipments. The court concluded, based on phone interceptions, that Promes had direct involvement in the transportation of the drugs, concealed within shipments of salt from Brazil, as well as their subsequent distribution from the port.


In a written verdict, the court expressed disdain for Promes's actions, particularly highlighting his decision to engage in drug trafficking despite his lucrative football career and significant following on social media.


Promes's legal team contested the allegations of importing, exporting, transporting, and possessing drugs, indicating his intention to appeal the sentence. Additionally, Promes faces another legal battle, having been sentenced in absentia to 18 months in jail for assault last year, relating to a 2020 altercation where he stabbed his cousin in the knee. He has also appealed against this sentence.


The former Ajax and Sevilla forward, who made 50 appearances and scored seven times for the Dutch national side, was removed from the team following the drug trafficking charges in 2021.

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