Thomas, a former Arsenal player, was released by Greenock Morton after being accused of drug smuggling. He was charged with the illegal importation of a Class B drug – cannabis. The 33-year-old forward was arrested at the beginning of the week by officers from the National Crime Agency.

British footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with trying to smuggle cannabis worth £600,000 ($800,000) through a British airport.

AN EX-ARSENAL star has been charged with importing drugs. Striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas was arrested on Wednesday morning after £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport. Suitcases, used

Thomas, who plays for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship, has been charged by police for allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis into the UK

Thomas, 33, was detained by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Gourock, Inverclyde, on Wednesday morning. Emmanuel-Thomas currently plays for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.

Ex-Arsenal playerJay Emmanuel-Thomas charged with plot to import £600,000 cannabis into UK - Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas is accused of a plot to smuggle cannabis into the UK

Two suitcases with around 60kg of cannabis were seized at Stansted Airport; Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who started his career at Arsenal, has been detained.

A man has been charged with attempting to smuggle £1m of cannabis from Thailand through Heathrow Airport. Nathaniel Benson, 45, from Leeds, had flown in from Bangkok on Wednesday and was arrested after Border Force officers found 160 packages of the drug in suitcases,

Thomas, a former Arsenal player, was released by Greenock Morton FC after being accused of drug smuggling. He was charged with the illegal importation of a Class B drug – cannabis. The 33-year-old forward was arrested at the beginning of the week by officers from the National Crime Agency.