On
Thursday morning, French authorities confirmed that Benzema had been charged
with complicity in an attempt to blackmail and conspiring to commit a criminal
act. The charges could land Benzema with a sentence of up to five years in
prison.
Though
later in the day, it turned plain bat-sh*t-crazy. Benzema is now reported to be
involved in a completely different case concerning the trafficking of cocaine,
in one of the largest drug trafficking scandals France has ever seen.
Said
scandal is nicknamed 'Air Cocaine' in the French press, and Le Point have
revealed that the number one suspect - an individual who is accused of having
paid for and sponsored flights from France to the Dominican Republic and
Ecuador - was initially found because of his links with the Real Madrid
striker.
The
mastermind behind these transatlantic flights is purported to be a man known as
“Daryan” or “Rayan” - a football agent and a big football fan - according to
the two men who organised the flights, named Frank Colin and Nicolas Pisapia.
It is meant to be he who had enough money to pay for the flights, and he's said
to currently live in Spain or Italy.
Though
he's said to have lived close to Benzema, and the link between the two of them
is currently being investigated. Another man, by the name of Ali Bouchareb, was
arrested last year and is said to be another suspect in the Air Cocaine case.
Alarmingly,
during a raid on his house after his arrest, several photos of Bouchareb with
Benzema were reportedly found, and even autographed shoes from the Real Madrid
man.
Benzema’s
agent, Karim Djaziri said in response to the allegations: “I am not aware of
this story and have never heard of a member of Karim Benzema’s entourage being
imprisoned in Spain for drug trafficking. You know, Karim has 20 million fans
on Facebook. Any madman can take selfies with him several times. It does not
mean they are related.”
Meanwhile,
regarding the Valbuena controversy, the player has missed training with Lyon
and has been left out of the squad to face Germany and England later this
month, while Benzema has too as the legal proceedings rumble on. Valbuena
changed his profile photo on his official Facebook page to an image of he and
Benzema this morning, in an apparent show of support.
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