A member of the Australian hockey team is in custody after being arrested in Paris, the Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed.
The 28-year-old team member was arrested for allegedly trying to buy cocaine, the Paris Public Prosecutor’s office said.
No charges have been laid and the AOC said it is continuing to make enquiries and arrange support for the team member.
It is not known if the person in question is from the men’s or women’s team, or if it is a player or member of the staff.
Both the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras were eliminated from the Olympics at the quarter-final stage this week.
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The Paris Public Prosecutor’s office said an Australian was arrested outside a building in the city’s ninth arrondissement on Wednesday (AEST).
“I can confirm that police officers who witnessed a cocaine transaction at the foot of a building in the 9th arrondissement, on the night of 6 to 7 August, arrested the seller, born in December 2006, and the buyer who is said to be a member of the Australian field hockey team,” a spokesperson for the office said.
“In view of the quantities of narcotics seized from the seller, the investigations were entrusted to the Narcotics Squad.”
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Media outlet Europe 1 first broke reports of the arrest.
“A member of the Australian field hockey team was arrested last night after buying cocaine on a street in the 9th arrondissement of Paris,” a post on X read.
“The seller, carrying 75 ecstasy pills, 3g of 2 MMC and seven vials of cocaine, was also arrested.”
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