Emmanuel-Thomas admits plot to smuggle £600k of cannabis

A professional footballer has admitted his involvement in a plot to smuggle £600,000 worth of drugs from Thailand into the UK.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, was arrested after 60kg (9.44st) of cannabis was found in suitcases arriving at London Stansted Airport, Essex, on 2 September.

He was sacked by Scottish club Greenock Morton after being charged, having previously played for Aberdeen, Ipswich Town, Bristol City and England at youth level.

The father-of-two will be sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court at a later date.

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