Quincy Promes is already on trial in the Netherlands for stabbing a cousin. The Dutch international striker of Spartak Moscow is now also being prosecuted for importing cocaine, the prosecution announced on Tuesday. The 31-year-old footballer is accused, alongside another 31-year-old Dutchman, of having imported “several hundred kilos” of cocaine in January 2020, in particular via the port of Antwerp, Belgium, the ministry said. audience.
The former Ajax player and Oranje international was already suspected of involvement in drug trafficking and participation in a criminal organization. The preliminary hearing is being held on Monday, according to local media. The player will not be present due to contractual obligations with his club, Dutch news agency ANP reported.
Two years in prison required for stabbing a cousin
In a separate case, the Dutch public prosecutor requested in March two years in prison against Quincy Promes accused of stabbing a cousin during a dispute in July 2020. The footballer was initially prosecuted for attempted homicide but on the basis from several testimonies, the prosecution concluded that there was no evidence to establish that his aim was to kill the victim.
The Dutch international, born in Amsterdam, played for Ajax at the material time. He returned to Spartak Moscow in early 2021, where he had already played four seasons from 2014 to 2018. He played in the Euros in June 2021 with the Oranje, with substitute status, but has not been selected since.