{"id":274928,"date":"2011-02-02T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T22:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=50622"},"modified":"2011-02-02T22:12:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T22:12:47","slug":"former-liberian-footballer-charged-with-drug-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/02\/former-liberian-footballer-charged-with-drug-smuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Liberian footballer charged with drug smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A former Liberia international has been charged by British authorities with drug smuggling.<\/strong><br \/>\nArthur  Farh, a one-time team-mate of George Weah, was arrested at Heathrow  Airport after allegedly being found with a kilo of cocaine.<br \/>\nFarh, 39, was stopped by UK Border Agency officers after flying in from the Caribbean on 22 January.<br \/>\nNews of his arrest only became public in Liberia on Tuesday after his absence was noticed by friends and family.<br \/>\nAfter a body search was carried out at Heathrow, local officers arrested Farh on &#8220;suspicion of importing a Class A drug&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe UK Border Agency&#8217;s website adds that the former footballer &#8220;is suspected to have swallowed packages of cocaine&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe former Lone Star striker appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates&#8217; Court on Sunday 23 January, where he was remanded in custody.<br \/>\nFarh  earned over 30 caps for Liberia in the late 1980s and 1990s, while also  enjoying a successful playing career in Europe with Rennes of France  among others.<br \/>\nHe also represented the West Africans at the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.<br \/>\nWhile playing in Germany, Farh took German citizenship but he has recently been living in Birmingham in the English Midlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Liberia international has been charged by British authorities with drug smuggling. 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