Quincy Promes breaks silence following detainment by police in Dubai

Quincy Promes has broken his silence with a surprise response following his detainment in Dubai for another offence.

The Dutch football star was stopped by police at Dubai Airport as he tried to travel back to Russia - just weeks after being given a six-year prison sentence in the Netherlands for drug smuggling.

Promes, 32, was intercepted at border control and not allowed to fly home with his Spartak Moscow team-mates.

On February 14, Promes was sentenced for his involvement in smuggling over 1,350 kilos of cocaine in January 2020 in Antwerp. Back in June last year, the Dutchman was sentenced to 18 months in prison for stabbing his cousin.

The Dutch Prosecutor's Office has confirmed he was detained in Dubai for an offence there and he has now posted a short response on social media.

Beneath on Instagram post about his Dubai detainment, Promes commented with a blue cap emoji.

A blue cap symbol is usually understood to mean 'that's cap', an American slang term for 'that's a lie'.

The Instagram post had read: 'Soccer player Quincy Promes was arrested in Dubai on Friday after committing an alleged offense.

'His arrest comes two weeks after a Netherlands court sentenced him to six years for smuggling more than a ton of cocaine. Promes was believed to be detained at the airport while his current team, Spartak Moscow, was flying out after training camp.'

A statement from the Dutch Prosecutor's Office read: 'We have informed the Dutch media that we have checked the reports of Promes' arrest and learned from our contact person that Promes was arrested for a local offense and not for crimes committed in the Netherlands.

'For now, we are not going to answer the question whether or not we will request his extradition. That's it. We have