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Ex-Real Madrid signing Congo detained in drug bust

Former Colombian international Edwin Congo, a one-time Real Madrid signing, was detained in a drugs bust in Madrid on May 12, 2020, police sources told AFP. PHOTO | POOL |

What you need to know:

  • Ten people were detained in a police operation concerning a cocaine trafficking network but Congo, 43, was released after making a statement.

MADRID

Former Colombian international Edwin Congo, a one-time Real Madrid signing, was detained in a drugs bust in Madrid on Tuesday, police sources told AFP.

Ten people were detained in a police operation concerning a cocaine trafficking network but Congo, 43, was released after making a statement.

The former international striker Congo joined Madrid in 1999 but never made it into the first team, enjoying relative success after moving on to Levante in 2002.