Once hailed as a prospective player for Manchester United, Quincy Promes, a former Dutch international footballer, now finds himself sentenced to six years behind bars for drug trafficking, as declared by the Amsterdam District Court.
At 32, Quincy Promes, currently playing for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League, faced accusations of orchestrating the import and export of vast quantities of cocaine throughout 2020. Despite residing in Moscow, he chose to stay absent from his trial in the Dutch capital, signalling no intention to return to the Netherlands anytime soon.
While prosecutors sought a nine-year sentence, alleging his involvement in smuggling 1,360kg of cocaine via the Antwerp port to the Netherlands, the court’s verdict was for a six-year term. Evidence from phone taps implicated Promes directly in the trafficking, wherein the drugs were concealed within shipments of Brazilian salt and transported from the port.
In a damning written statement, the court expressed disdain for Promes’s participation in such illicit activities despite his lucrative career and substantial social media following. The footballer’s pursuit of wealth and potential prestige through international drug trafficking was deemed particularly reprehensible by the court.
Promes’s legal team vehemently denied all charges related to drug importation, exportation, transportation, and possession, expressing their client’s intent to appeal the verdict. Additionally, Quincy Promes is already contesting an 18-month sentence, delivered in his absence, for assault in connection with a 2020 altercation where he allegedly injured his cousin.
The future for Quincy Promes, once a promising football talent, now appears shrouded in legal battles and uncertainty as he fights to overturn his convictions.