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A player on the Australian men’s hockey team has been arrested in Paris and is in custody, the Australian Olympic Committee said on Wednesday, while the Paris prosecutor’s office said the arrest came after he bought cocaine.
“Police officers who observed a cocaine trade under a building in the 9th arrondissement of Paris on the night of August 6-7 arrested the seller, born in 2006, and the buyer, born in 1995 in Australia,” the prosecutor’s office said.
According to the France Info website, citing police sources, the athlete in question is Tom Craig (28 years old), who “was arrested while allegedly in possession of about one gram of cocaine.”
The identity of the athlete arrested in Paris after allegedly trying to buy cocaine has been identified.
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The Australian Olympic Committee said in a statement: “The Australian Olympic Committee continues to inquire into the matter and arrange support for the player.”
French media reported, citing police sources, that the Australian hockey player bought about one gram of cocaine.
There was no immediate comment from the International Hockey Federation on the incident. Australia’s men’s hockey team was eliminated from the tournament in the quarter-finals after losing 2-0 to the Netherlands on Sunday.
