PARIS.— The field hockey player, Thomas Craigwas arrested by French police after he allegedly tried to buy drugs to a dealer near the city center where the transactions take place Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
International media reported that although the Prosecutor’s Office did not give his name, it was leaked, and that is how it was reported that the 28-year-old Australian was arrested on suspicion of having bought cocaine in Paris.
For its part, the Parisian public prosecutor indicated that Thomas Craig was arrested This Tuesday, just after midnight, after “a cocaine transaction” at the foot of an apartment building in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
When the French police stopped the field hockey playerthis one was in possession of about a gram of cocaine. The press also noted that as of early this day, Thomas remained in police custody
It was also indicated that the seller was a 17-year-old boy, who in addition to the cocaine He was carrying several types of drugs, including 75 ecstasy pills and synthetic drugs; the trafficker was arrested.
Finally, the prosecution announced that given the large amount of drugs The investigation has been handed over to the French police anti-drug squad after the seller was found.
While the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) declined to comment on the arrest of Thomas Craig In a press conference, the institution did confirm that a member of the Australian hockey team “is in custody” after being arrested in central Paris.
It is worth noting that the Australian played this past Sunday the quarter-final match against the Netherlands at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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2024-08-22 23:02:27