Ex-Crystal Palace star banned from football for life for match fixing admits supplying crystal meth
A FORMER pro footballer banned for life for match fixing has admitted supplying crystal meth.
Michael Boateng, 33, once a youth player at Crystal Palace, was arrested when 19.6kg of the drug was found at his flat.
Wikipedia/@OneovaFormer pro footballer Michael Boateng, who was banned for life for match fixing, has admitted supplying crystal meth[/caption]
AlamyFormer Crystal Palace and Bristol Rovers ace Boateng, seen leaving an earlier hearing, admitted possessing crystal meth, cocaine and MDMA with intent to supply[/caption]
The raid in Croydon, South London, on February 14 was one of the biggest ever seizures in the UK.
The class A drugs were worth up to £1.5million on the streets, Croydon crown court was told.
Boateng’s senior career included spells with Bristol Rovers, Sutton United and Newport County.
In December 2013, he was sacked by non-league Whitehawk after being charged following a match-fixing probe.
The right-back was sentenced to 16 months in prison in June 2014 and the following January got a lifetime ban from football.
He was jailed again in June 2015 for drug dealing.
Yesterday, Boateng — a personal trainer with clients reportedly including footie ace Jadon Sancho — admitted possessing crystal meth, cocaine and MDMA with intent to supply.
He was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing on October 18 when a judge is expected to hear evidence about his role in a drug dealing ring. He will then be sentenced in November.
