Mauritius Goalkeeper Arrested for Drug dealing
Football
By
Game Yetu
| Sep 29, 2016
Mauritius international goalkeeper Joseph Kinsley Steward Leopold has been arrested for drug dealing.
A team of the Anti-Drug Smuggling Unit searched the 27-year-old's home in Port Louis and found 22 doses of heroin and a further one gram of the drug.
Equipment used in the preparation and packaging of heroin, including razor blades and scales, were also recovered during the raid.
Leopold is the first-choice goalkeeper for Mauritius Professional Football League champions team ASPL 2000.
He was also the reserve goalkeeper for the national team during the last Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
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As the news of his arrest broke, some people gathered outside Leopold's home to prevent the ADSU from taking him to police custody.
According to information gathered by UK media outlet, BBC, the police had been tracking Leopard closely for some time.