Former Wigan Athletic defender Ronnie Stam has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of drug smuggling.

Stam, who won the FA Cup with the Latics in 2013, wanted to import 700kg worth of cocaine from Chile .

A court ruled he plated a 'determining and coordinating role in this', and he remained in contact with the shipment owner in Dubai.

The drugs were set to arrive in Rotterdam before being intercepted in Chile, with Stam also being aided by his brother.

They must both pay a €30,000 fine and have around €1.7million in criminal proceeds confiscated, as per De Telegraaf.

A judge said: "They were only concerned with making large amounts of money."

Stam and several of his family members were arrested on June 10 last year.

The Public Prosecution Service dem

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