Former Arsenal striker Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has appeared in court charged with orchestrating the attempted smuggling of £600,000 worth of cannabis through Stansted Airport. The 33-year-old, who currently plays for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton,

Former Arsenal academy talent Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged in connection with the seizure of around £600,000 worth of cannabis at Stanstead airport. Emmanuel-Thomas was was detained and questioned by National Crime Agency officers after the drugs were found in suitcases by Border Forces after a flight from Bangkok landed on September 2.