Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, was arrested at an address in Gourock on Wednesday.
Professional footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been sacked from Greenock Morton FC after being accused of smuggling £600,000 worth of cannabis into the UK.
A statement from the club reads: "Greenock Morton FC can confirm that the contract of Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been terminated with immediate effect. The club will be making no further comment on the matter." The two women were questioned by Border Force officers before four suitcases containing 60kg worth of cannabis were seized. Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, of Gourock, appeared at Carlisle Magistrates Court on Thursday in connection with one charge of the fraudulent evasion on the importation of a class B drug in London.
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