Promes extradited to Netherlands to serve prison sentence

Former Ajax winger Quincy Promes has been extradited to the Netherlands, wherever helium volition service a seven-and-a-half twelvemonth situation condemnation for cause trafficking and aggravated assault.

The 33-year-old was arrested successful Dubai past week pursuing a petition by the Dutch police.

Promes, capped 50 times for the Netherlands, was sentenced to six years successful jailhouse successful February 2024 for his portion successful smuggling much than a tonne of cocaine into the Netherlands from Belgium successful 2020.

He had previously been sentenced to 18 months successful prison for stabbing his relative successful the genu astatine a household gathering successful 2020 but is yet to service immoderate clip successful situation for either of the crimes.

A spokesperson for the prosecutors has confirmed that the Dutchman has present returned to the Netherlands.

Promes denies the charges and has filed appeals successful some cases.

Promes made his elder debut for Twente successful 2009 and spent 3 years astatine the nine earlier earning the archetypal of his 2 stints with Russian broadside Spartak Moscow.

After 4 years successful the Russian capital, Promes joined Sevilla successful La Liga but spent conscionable 1 twelvemonth successful Spain earlier returning to the Netherlands with Ajax.

He re-joined Spartak Moscow successful 2021, spending a further 3 years successful Russia earlier a determination to Dubai United successful 2024.

The archetypal of Promes' 50 caps for the nationalist broadside came successful 2014, with the winger netting 7 goals successful that time. His past headdress was successful 2023.

It is yet to beryllium determined wherever Promes volition service his condemnation successful the Netherlands.