Former Primera player Cork jailed for drug trafficking: “Here in prison I could be killed, but I’m not scared.”

He is only 42 years old, but already touched heaven and hell in your life. He played for a long time in the First Division with teams such as Malaga, Rayo Vallecano and Olympique de Marseille. But then his path became completely different.

Attracted by easy money, he started trucking drugs in several European countries. He is currently in prison for this, but he doesn’t seem to have much regret. “As a soccer player, you’re lucky to win a lot.” money. I was probably earning a million euros a year. In other businesses, you can make as much in two months as you can in a year playing soccer. But you are putting your life at risk,” he said in a recent interview with Canal Plus France.

“I have contacts everywhere, but I’m not Pablo Escobar! When you hear the term “international human trafficker,” this is what you think. “What the hell did I do?” Everyone knew that just because you’re a soccer player doesn’t change anything. There were also many French people in Marseille. “I saw many Olympique de Marseille uniforms in prison,” he said, making it clear that he received no special treatment because he was a celebrity.

He was first jailed in 2019. But the lesson wasn’t enough, and four years later he was sentenced to another six years in prison for leading an international cannabis trafficking network. He himself said during the meeting that a large amount of hashish and some weapons were seized in the operation.

He currently has until 2027 to serve out his sentence. “I’m going back to prison. I don’t know how long, but I have a sentence until 2027. In France, you get killed right away. Here.” You might get killed in prison, but I’m not scared. “Prisons are open for stupid people,” he concluded.