A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international winger Quincy Promes to six years in prison on Wednesday, convicting him of smuggling more than one thousand kilogrammes of cocaine. The 32-year-old, now playing for Spartak Moscow, was not in court to hear the sentence, a spokesperson told AFP. Summing up in court, presiding judge M. Vaandrager said Promes was an example to many, especially young people, due to his footballing talent. “All things considered, the court finds a six-year prison sentence appropriate,” the judge said in a statement. In 2019, Promes joined Dutch giants Ajax in Amsterdam, after a 15-million-euro transfer from Spanish La Liga outfit Sevilla.
