Irish sprinter Leon Reid charged with drug offences in the UK

Irish sprinter Leon Reid charged with drug offences in the UK

Leon Reid at the European Athletics Championships in 2018, when he had transferred from representing Northern Ireland to Ireland. Picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Wed, 07 Apr, 2021 - 22:04

Irish sprinter Leon Reid has been charged with drug offences in the UK.

He is among five men arrested as part of a police investigation into the large-scale supply of drugs, possession of firearms and ammunition, and money laundering.

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