In Summary
- Former Netherlands international Quincy Promes has been sentenced to six years in prison
- The player currently plays for Spartak in Russia
- The Player is likely to appeal the sentence
Former Ajax star Quincy Promes has been handed a six-year prison sentence for his involvement in smuggling over 1,350 kilos of cocaine.
His co-defendant, Marylio V., was also convicted on the same charges, as well as money laundering. V. was also handed a six-year prison term.
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Quincy Promes found Guilty
Promes and V. played a “crucial, directing and coordinating role,” in cocaine smuggling, prosecutors argued
Promes was charged last May over his alleged involvement in smuggling the cocaine, which was intercepted in Antwerp in January 2020 in the form of two batches of 650kg and 713kg each.
Now, the Public Prosecution Service have officially found Promes and a 32-year-old co-suspect, guilty of importing, exporting, transporting and possessing the drugs
The prosecution had been seeking a nine-year prison sentence but he has instead been sentenced to six years behind bars, according to Voetbal International
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Quincy maintains He is innocent
The player currently plays for Spartak in Russia and, as such, was not present at the hearing in the Netherlands.
Promes has continually maintained his innocence, with the main evidence against him consisting of intercepted “crypto messages”. He is likely to appeal the sentence, with the smuggling allegedly taking place in January of 2020, when Promes played for Ajax.
The Amsterdam-born forward played 50 times for the Dutch national team, scoring seven goals.
Starting his career at Twente, he had a four-year stint with Spartak between 2014 and 2018 before signing for Spanish club Sevilla.
From there, he spent a season-and-a-half with Ajax before returning to Spartak.
The forward was also sentenced for 18 months in 2023 after stabbing his cousin.
