Former Premier League star Ronnie Stam is confronted with thirteen years in prison – after being accused of smuggling two tons of cocaine.
And the ex-Wigan Defender can also be fined up to £ 1.5 million if it is found guilty of trading the drugs, with a street value of £ 48 million.
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Trunk40, had three top seasons with the Latics between 2010 and 2013 – with 73 performances.
He played in them Fa -Cup-Winning Campaign or 2013, but missed the final against Manchester City before he left for Standard Liège that year.
But the now retired player appeared on Tuesday in a Dutch court next to his brother Rudi, 43.
The process in Breda heard that the brothers Cocaine from South America to the The Netherlands in 2020 and 2021.
Prosecutors said proof of drug shipments were found in coded telephone chats between Ronnie and Rudi.
Photos of cocaine blocks were reportedly seen in the messages from the duo.
The public prosecutor called Stam to imprison until 2038 and fined є1.7m, for his share in the alleged crimes.
In the meantime, Brother Rudi is confronted with more than six years in prison, plus an identical fine, if it is found guilty.
Stam told the court that he was involved in a shipment of 20 kilos Germany In 2020, but denied some further involvement in drug trafficking.
The former defender born in Breda claimed that the money had come from his football career in his bank accounts.
Stam won the Dutch title with FC Twente in 2010, under ex-England Baas Steve McClaren, before he lands a relocation of £ 2 million to Wigan that year.
He has been in custody since he was first arrested in June.
The process continues.
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