Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig has been arrested in Paris after attempting to buy cocaine on the streets of the French capital on Tuesday evening, the Guardian reports.
The Australian Olympic Committee has not confirmed the player’s identity but issued a statement on Wednesday morning about the arrest.
“The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed that a member of the Australian hockey team is in custody following his arrest in Paris on 6 August,” an AOC spokesperson said.
“No charges have been laid. The AOC continues to investigate and arrange support for the team member.”
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed to Guardian Australia that police officers witnessed a cocaine transaction in the city’s 9th arrondissement on Tuesday evening and arrested two men.
“Police officers arrested the seller, born in December 2006, and the buyer, born in September 1995 in Australia and said to be a member of the Australian hockey team,” a police spokesman said.
"Due to the quantities of drugs seized from the vendor, the Drugs Brigade was tasked with investigating. Both individuals have been taken into police custody," he added.
Craig, a veteran member of the team, was playing in his second Olympics after winning silver in Tokyo three years ago.
The incident comes at the end of a disappointing Olympic campaign for both Australian hockey teams.
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