Walid Mesloub, a former Lorient player in particular, was tried on Monday for “laundering” and “receiving money laundering” in a case of alleged drug trafficking.
The descent into Hell. At 36, the former midfielder is on trial along with nine other people, including the main accused, Van Thang N. known as “The Chinese”, prosecuted for cocaine trafficking. A man the former footballer met in 2015 when he was looking for a quad for one of his children.
The two men quickly hit it off. Walid Mesloub, who also passed through Le Havre and Lens, bought several luxury vehicles from Van Thang N. A Range Rover Evoque, an Audi S1, an Audi RS4, an Audi RS6, a Mercedes AMG C63S, a Mercedes GLE63S, a Mercedes GLC43 and a Lamborghini Huracan at 180,000 euros, as listed by L’Equipe.
The player explained during his hearing in April 2021 that he was duped by his friend on the purchase of one of the vehicles. Except that the investigators found several other vehicles in his name and used by “the Chinese”.
According to the investigators, a Mercedes AMG C63S would have been exchanged against 2 kg of cocaine with other defendants. More than 196,000 euros would have been credited, in two years, to the player’s accounts. Mesloub’s lawyer will plead innocence. The hearing will last three days.