Soccer Star Quincy Promes Reportedly Arrested In Dubai For Cocaine Smuggling

Being a celebrity or athlete can have some advantages the rest of us don't or can't enjoy. Their wealth can take them places we can't afford, and can sometimes get them out of situations we wouldn't be able to get out of. However, that doesn't happen every time. There are limits to what they can get away with. A soccer star has reportedly been arrested in Dubai for cocaine smuggling!

Well, looks like that's something that even a VIP status can't help. Dutch soccer star Quincy Promes could be in a lot of trouble!

According to AP News, Quincy Promes was convicted in absentia last month by an Amsterdam court for his involvement in cocaine smuggling and was sentenced to six years in prison. Now, the soccer star has reportedly been arrested by law enforcement in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who are seeking his extradition.

While the prosecutors did not mention Promes directly by name, they did say in a statement that a 32-year-old man who lives in Moscow was arrested in Dubai. Quincy is 32, lives in Moscow, and plays for Spartak Moscow, per AP News.

AP News reports the prosecutors said, "The arrested man was reportedly staying in luxury in Dubai according to various media reports. However, he has been taken into custody thanks to the efforts of the authorities in both countries. At this time, it is not possible to provide additional information to avoid disruption of the ongoing investigation."

Okay, this doesn't sound good at all! Dubai is probably among the five places I would never want to be arrested. Singapore probably takes the gold medal in that contest.

CNN reports he was central to a drug trafficking operation in which roughly 1,360 kilograms of cocaine was smuggled from Brazil to the Netherlands in 2020. This reads like a story we've seen lately here in the States within the NBA. Ja Morant has been in trouble lately for gun stuff, and many critics say he's trying to live a life like a rapper or someone who he's not. They say he's throwing it all away for social media clout. This sounds like a similar thing to me.

Additionally, this isn't the first time Promes has been in trouble with the law. Last year, he was found guilty of stabbing his cousin in the leg and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Police only learned about that incident because they were tapping his phone as a part of the investigation into drug smuggling, per AP News.

The modern mug shot was invented in 1888, and famous portraits have been coming out ever since. From the days of the Wild West to today, mug shots have shown the faces of arrested citizens and celebrities, alike. For some celebrities, it's hard to hide from the past when their mug shot is iconic.

The original purpose of a mug shot was to give law enforcement a photographic record of arrested individuals. While still used for that today, it's become a common thing to end up seeing some of these celebrity mug shots on t-shirts and monetized in some way.

Mug shots go on to become iconic for a number of reasons. These reasons vary, and are rarely ever for a good reason. Sometimes it's for the story behind the arrest. However, most of the time it seems like these pictures end up going viral because of how the individual looks in the picture.

When you hear the phrase 'celebrity mug shot,' who do you think of? Is there one specific example that comes to mind? There have been several over the hundreds of years of their existence that have stuck out, for one reason or another. Some of these photos will live on in infamy forever, unfortunately. However, others have totally embraced their photo. It's different for each case and person, and understandably so.

I put together a list of 10 iconic celebrity mug shots. All of these stand out amongst the others. For some, it's how bad they look. On the other hand, some mug shots are iconic and famous for how good they look. Every picture is noteworthy for its own unique reason.

This mug shot was taken in 2002 after Nolte was arrested for DUI. Later, Nolte, himself, said that he looked “like an asylum inmate out for a lark.”

In 1938, Sinatra was arrested and booked on charges of Seduction. Looking at this mug shot, I believe it.

Who says you shouldn’t try to look cute in a mug shot? Paris Hilton tried her best after her arrest in 2006.

Bet you didn’t expect to see his name and face here. In 1977, he was arrested for running a stop sign and driving without a license.

Sure, the story is probably more iconic than the actual mug shot. However, when you’re arrested naked playing the bongos you’re going to make the list.

No stranger to being arrested, Jane Fonda gave us this iconic mug shot in 1970.

Bowie’s mug shot for a marijuana charge in 1976 is one of the most iconic mug shots of all-time.

It was sad seeing this in 2017. It showed how far the world’s greatest golfer had fallen in recent years. However, he’d bounce back and win another Master’s tournament a couple years later.

Ozzy's mug shot in the St. Louis Blues jersey became one of rock's most iconic mug shots. It's from 1984.

The internet was buzzing waiting for this mug shot to drop in mid-2023. It was replicated by politicians and comedians, alike. It was instantly iconic.