Ex-Andorra footballer held with 200 g of hashish in his car
Andorran police arrested a 43-year-old former international footballer in Sant Julià on 23 September 2026 and found 200 g of hashish and 11 g of cocaine vacuum-packed in his possession. He was placed in pretrial detention on suspicion of drug trafficking while the proceedings continue.
Andorran police arrested a 43-year-old former international footballer in Sant
Julià on Wednesday 23 September 2026 and placed him in pretrial detention on
suspicion of drug trafficking.[1][2]When he was stopped he was carrying 200
grams of hashish and 11 grams of cocaine, all of it vacuum-packed.[1]His
identity was not made public; the paper describes him as a well-known figure in
the principality who played for Andorra’s national football team.[1]
Citing Diari d’Andorra, the paper says police had been following him without his
knowledge for some time, through the unit dealing with offences against public
health, and that officers hold what it calls irrefutable evidence of his part in
drug trafficking.[1]The Diari d’Andorra is quoted saying the case is waiting
on the progress of the proceedings and the next court decisions.[1]The paper
reports that most drug seizures in Andorra happen at customs posts on the
Spanish and French borders, mostly small personal amounts carried by tourists
and non-residents.[1]
La Dépêche du Midi reports that the hashish and the cocaine were found in the boot of his car.[2]According to the paper, he allegedly travelled to Andorra about twice a month to sell drugs.[2]
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The vacuum-packed parcels of hashish and cocaine that Andorran police say they seized from the suspect's car. Photo: Policia d'AndorraPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
200 g
Agency
Andorran police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Hashish (200 g)
Activity
Trafficking, Possession
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Sant Julià de Lòria
Sources
L'Indépendantlindependant.frFRAndorre : 200 grammes de haschich et 11 grammes de cocaïne trouvés dans sa voiture... Un ancien footballeur international arrêté et suspecté de trafic de drogue
La Dépêche du Midiladepeche.frFRIl se rendait en Andorre environ deux fois par mois pour vendre la drogue : cannabis, cocaïne... un ancien footballeur international arrêté pour trafic de stupéfiants
Open questions the AI reported
The paper gives the hashish as 200 g without saying whether that is an exact weight; 0.2 kg is recorded for it.
No cannabis-only money value for the hashish was published.
Police did not disclose the suspect's name, but the paper describes him as a well-known former national-team footballer, so he may be identifiable locally.
The exact place of the arrest within Sant Julià, the court's reasoning and any charge beyond the public-health offence were not reported; the case awaits further court decisions.
No weight was published for any other cannabis product, so no hashish-oil or edibles quantities are recorded.
La Dépêche du Midi says he was placed in detention, while the earlier report describes pretrial detention; the paper does not say whether a judge ordered it.
The twice-monthly trips are attributed to the prosecution case only, and the paper's headline puts the figure at about two trips a month while its standfirst says several trips a month.
The paper is paywalled after its opening paragraphs, so any further details it carries could not be read.
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