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Former Everton and Manchester City striker Michael Branch has been jailed for seven years after he pleaded guilty to selling drugs.
Branch, who has also played for Birmingham City and Wolves, appeared at Chester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two charges.
The 34-year-old, whose last club was Northern Premier League side Burscough, was charged with handing over just under 3kg of amphetamine to another man in a car park in Liverpool.
The second charge was related to the seizure of 1kg high-purity (82percent) cocaine from his Otterspool home on July 10.
The prosecution was brought by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
A spokesman said: ‘This was significant criminality committed by someone who would once have been viewed as a role model.
‘The message here is that entering the illegal drugs trade is a route to prison, not to financial gain and a celebrity lifestyle.’
Branch made his debut for the Everton first team in 1996, when he was just 18. He was sold to Wolves in 2000 for £500,000. He finished his playing career with Burscough in 2010.
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Former Everton and Manchester City striker Michael Branch has been jailed for seven years after he pleaded guilty to selling drugs.
Branch, who has also played for Birmingham City and Wolves, appeared at Chester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two charges.
The 34-year-old, whose last club was Northern Premier League side Burscough, was charged with handing over just under 3kg of amphetamine to another man in a car park in Liverpool.
The second charge was related to the seizure of 1kg high-purity (82percent) cocaine from his Otterspool home on July 10.
The prosecution was brought by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
A spokesman said: ‘This was significant criminality committed by someone who would once have been viewed as a role model.
‘The message here is that entering the illegal drugs trade is a route to prison, not to financial gain and a celebrity lifestyle.’
Branch made his debut for the Everton first team in 1996, when he was just 18. He was sold to Wolves in 2000 for £500,000. He finished his playing career with Burscough in 2010.
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