Former Arsenal and Ipswich Town attacker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has found guilty guilty of the smuggling of 60 kilograms of Cannabis to Stansted Airport, said British Crime Agency (NCA) on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old, released by the Scottish Second Division Club Greenock Morton after being charged last year, committed his plea at Chelmsford Crown Court.
The NCA said that Emmanuel-Thomas had recruited his girlfriend and another woman to travel to Thailand, where Emmanuel-Thomas played briefly in 2019, to collect the cannabis and smuggle to Great Britain.
The two women were also accused of smuggling cannabis, but the prosecution did not provide any evidence against them and the charges were withdrawn on Wednesday, the NCA added.
Emmanuel-Thomas will be convicted at a later time.