Shock as French Footballer is Arrested Over Cocaine Possession

A 17-year-old footballer from the Rennes academy has been arrested by French police and taken into custody for drug trafficking, specifically for cocaine possession, as revealed by the newspaper "Le Télégramme".

The incident occurred on August 21, when the young man was identified during a police check at a known drug-dealing spot in Stockholm Square in Rennes.

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According to reports, the player had left his family home several weeks earlier. In a statement to the local newspaper, the club mentioned it is awaiting "the police findings to determine the nature of the arrest."

This is the second serious case to involve Rennes recently. In August 2024, an 18-year-old professional player from the club received a two-year suspended prison sentence for the involuntary manslaughter of a 51-year-old pedestrian.

The accident happened on June 18, 2024, when the footballer "violently" struck the woman, a mother of two, with his scooter on a sidewalk in the city center. That player has since made his professional debut with Hellas Verona in Italy.