Football star Josh Addo-Carr receives shocking news when police release results of second drug test

Footballer Josh Addo-Carr’s lawyer has revealed that a secondary drugs test carried out by police during a roadside check last Friday night came back positive.

Carr’s lawyer Elias Tabchouri said New South Wales police informed him of the outcome on Friday.

Officers stopped the Bulldogs star at around 10.45pm on Friday night as he was driving in Wentworth Point, a suburb in Sydney’s west.

Addo-Carr reportedly tested positive for cocaine, but the 29-year-old has not been charged.

The alleged positive result came after an initial ‘scrape’ test.

Officers then took another sample from him to send to the lab for more detailed testing. However, they were unable to follow the usual procedure and perform a second “scrape test” because they had been called to a report of a home invasion.

The 29-year-old player has told the club management that he is convinced that he did not use cocaine in the run-up to last week’s test. He can therefore not explain the first alleged positive result.

“Police informed our office this afternoon that the secondary test carried out by Josh Addo-Carr has returned a positive result. We are addressing the situation with Josh and will determine a way forward in due course,” Tabchouri said. News Corp.

The lawyer representing Josh Addo-Carr (pictured) has revealed that a second drug test conducted by police last Friday night came back positive

Lawyer Elias Tabchouri did not specify which drug the Bulldogs winger (pictured) allegedly tested positive for

Tabchouri did not specify which drug Addo-Carr tested positive for in his second sample.

The former NSW flanker withdrew from training on Tuesday and from Sunday’s squad list.

The drama came at the worst possible time for the Bulldogs, who are preparing to play in their first final in six years.

Canterbury chief executive Phil Gould would not comment on whether Addo-Carr would be able to return if the Bulldogs progress to the semi-finals.

“I’ll answer that question next week,” Gould said of Addo-Carr’s long-term availability.

The Dogs boss initially said in a statement on social media that the winger’s initial sample had come back negative.

“On Friday night, Josh was pulled over and randomly drug tested at the roadside. The test results were negative and Josh was allowed to continue on his way. It happens to all of us on the road. The police are the ones who keep our communities safe. We appreciate their work,” Gould wrote on X.

“There is absolutely no truth to the rumors that Josh had any problems. Absolutely nothing. Enjoy your final football exams everyone.”

Bulldogs boss Phil Gould initially stated the star had returned a negative result on his first drug test, before NSW Police corrected him in a statement

NSW Police subsequently released a statement saying: ‘At approximately 10.45pm on Friday evening, officers from Auburn Police Area Command were patrolling Baywater Drive, Wentworth Point, when they stopped a Toyota hatchback for a random check.

‘The driver – a 29-year-old man – was subjected to a roadside test which reportedly returned a positive indication for cocaine. The sample has been sent for analysis.’

Gould said on Wednesday that Addo-Carr had informed Bulldogs officials on Saturday morning that the initial swipe test conducted by police was inconclusive and that he was innocent because officers had allowed him to drive after the test.

Gould said he had spoken directly to the winger about the incident and that after Addo-Carr explained he had not been charged and was allowed to drive home, he had one more question for him.

“I said, ‘What are you worried about?’” Gould explained.

He said, “I’m not doing that, I’m just letting you know it happened.”

At the time of writing, Addo-Carr had not yet been charged with any offence

The Dogs boss also said he believes Addo-Carr’s statement that he did not take drugs, as there was “no time frame” in which the star would have had the opportunity to do so without the club’s knowledge.

‘When we thought about it… that he had cocaine in his system on Friday night, he must have had it. [the drug] “In the last 48 to 72 hours,” Gould said.

‘Well, he trained with us. He played until Friday morning. He pulled out on Friday morning because he had an ankle injury.

“So if you think back over the previous two or three days, there’s no window where you would ever consider him doing something like that. Not that we would consider it anyway.”

The revelation about Addo-Carr’s second alleged positive result comes after Cronulla Sharks star Braydon Trindall was sent back by his club after failing a roadside drugs test and a random breathalyzer test in April.

He pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving with a controlled substance in his blood. He was fined $1,100 and banned from driving for three months.

The NRL gave him a warning but decided not to suspend him after the five games he was forced to sit out by the Sharks.