Dutch football player Quincy Promes was extradited from Dubai to the Netherlands on Friday, where he is confronted with a prison sentence for involvement in smuggling The corresponding press.
The Dutch public prosecution service confirmed to the AP That Promes was on its way to the Netherlands, in the Dutch detention.
Promes, who scored seven goals in 50 international competitions for the Netherlands before legal issues derailed his international career, was convicted last year for complicity in cocaine smuggling and convicted in his absence of up to six years in prison.
The court of Amsterdam ruled that Promes was involved in the import and export of hundreds of kilograms (pounds) cocaine in 2020. His lawyers told judges that he denied the allegations.
In 2023, Promes was found guilty of stabbing his cousin in the leg and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Both Promes beliefs are currently on appeal.
Promes, a 33-year-old former player for Ajax and Sevilla, played for Spartak Moscow and lived in Russia from 2021 until last year, when he was reportedly arrested in Dubai around the time Spartak was there for friendly matches. He had played more recently with United FC, a second -class club in Dubai.
