Promes is playing in Moscow and unlikely to serve his sentence (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV)A Dutch court sentenced former Ajax and international winger Quincy Promes to six years in prison 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. "This makes it even worse that he has tried to increase his wealth... by participating in major international drugs trafficking." "All things considered, the court finds a six-year prison sentence appropriate," it 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.

Source: The Star February 14, 2024 13:09 UTC