An Australian field hockey player was arrested on suspicion of buying cocaine in Paris.
Tom Craig, 28, was allegedly arrested overnight on Wednesday following a police swoop in the northern Pigalle area of the French capital.
FranceInfo, a highly-respected public broadcaster, reported that Craig ‘was arrested while (allegedly) in possession of approximately one gram of cocaine’.
Local prosecutors said Craig was spotted ‘at the foot of a building in the ninth arrondissement’, shortly after midnight.
The source told FranceInfo: ‘The police arrested two men in the middle of a transaction.’
The investigation was being carried out by the Narcotics Brigade of Paris police.
In a statement, the Australia Olympic Committee said it ‘has confirmed an Australian hockey team member is in custody after being arrested in Paris on August 6’.
‘No charges have been laid,’ it said.
‘The AOC is continuing to make enquiries and arrange support for the team member.’
Tom Craig was arrested for allegedly buying cocaine in Paris overnight on Wednesday
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