Former national footballer jailed in US for 10 months over cocaine

Former national footballer and Alpha United member, Manasseh Primo was jailed in New York in January this year for 10 months after admitting to the importation of cocaine into the US on June 11, 2015.

According to court documents seen by Stabroek News,  Primo was found to have swallowed 51 pellets containing 375 grammes of cocaine.

He had arrived at the JFK Airport in New York on a flight from Guyana. He was originally charged with