Former football player of the Belgian national team was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling

The former football player of the Belgian national team Raju Naggolan was arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling. It is reported by Gazet Van Antwerpen.

According to the investigation, the player is involved in the import of cocaine from South America to Europe through the port of Antwerp. “Since the hearings are currently ongoing, in accordance with the principle of the presumption of innocence, there will be no further comments at this stage,” Brussels said in the prosecutor’s office.

Nahholan played for the Belgian national team from 2009 to 2018, he scored six goals in 30 matches as part of the national team. The 36-year-old midfielder is known for performances for the Italian Roma and Inter. On January 22, the midfielder, as a free agent, moved to Lokenen-Tems, performing in the second largest Belgian division.

In February last year, the Amsterdam court in absentia sentenced the former football player of the Moscow Spartak and the Netherlands of the Queens of Promes to six years in prison in the case of drug smuggling. According to investigators, the Dutchman was the head of the criminal group, who imported two large batches of cocaine with a total weight of more than a ton through the port of Antwerp.