French police have seized a stash of cannabis and cocaine packed in bags depicting Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo.
Law enforcement officers in Marseille confiscated one pound of marijuana and 50 grams of cocaine following a search at a drug dealer’s home.
Á Marseille, des gendarmes des Bouches-du-Rhône ont fait une saisie assez surprenante, puisqu'ils ont mis la main sur 517g de cannabis à l'effigie de Cristiano Ronaldo. (@20Minutes) pic.twitter.com/Jl9llVJQGB
— BeFoot (@_BeFoot) December 16, 2018
Five packages containing marijuana were decorated with the image of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner wearing his Juventus jersey.
No connection between the drug seizure and the football star has been established, police are continuing to interrogate the dealer who was placed under arrest in Marseille.
According to recent reports Ronaldo, who left Real Madrid this year, will be found guilty of four offenses after being accused of defrauding the Spanish treasury to the tune of €14.7 million
Cristiano Ronaldo to Plead guilty to Tax Fraud and Accept a Two-Year Suspended Prison Sentence https://t.co/K2yRWMOgGZ
— SportsGossip.com (@sportsgossip) December 14, 2018
Ronaldo has had a tough 2018.
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