ian1964 10,440 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 SCOTLAND striker Garry O'Connor did a runner from cops after they swooped on him in a drugs bust. O'Connor, 28, is believed to have been in a car with another person when officers approached, but fled on foot. Officers quickly caught up with the ex-Hibs ace in a lane in Edinburgh and found him in possession of a white powder, suspected to be cocaine. He was detained and quizzed, then released, after being lifted in Hope Street on Saturday night - and the powder was sent to a lab for analysis. Just 24 hours later, Hearts players Ian Black and Robert Ogleby were allegedly nabbed with an illegal substance in a nightclub toilet in the city in an unrelated swoop. Staff at the Lava & Ignite nightspot are believed to have tipped off police. Midfielder Black, 26, and Ogleby, 19, are accused of having a Class A drug in their possession. A police spokesperson last night confirmed: "Two men, aged 26 and 19, have been cautioned and charged with possession." Of the O'Connor incident, a force spokesperson said: "A 28-year-old man was detained and released pending further inquiries." Scotland ace O'Connor - who has caught the eye of Celtic boss Neil Lennon since being released by English side Barnsley - was quizzed by cops last month after his �£100,000 Ferrari was found crashed and dumped. The red Spyder F1 430 smashed into a bridge in Tranent, East Lothian, three miles from his home in Port Seton. O'Connor has won 16 international caps for Scotland, scoring four times. In 2006, after six years, 138 games and 46 goals for Hibs, he completed a �£1.6million transfer to Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow. But after just a season in Eastern Europe, O'Connor's former Hibs boss Alex McLeish took the player to English Premiership side Birmingham City in a deal worth �£2.7million. The big striker struggled to make an impact in England and was loaned then sold to Barnsley last season. After struggling to regain full fitness following a niggling hip injury, O'Connor was freed last month. He has been training with SPL runners-up Celtic with the hope of landing a permanent deal. Former Blackburn Rovers youth player Black signed for Caley Thistle in 2004. His tough-tackling style landed him a three-year contract with Hearts in 2009. Youth-team striker Ogleby is a Wales under-21 player who was signed from Coventry City last summer. Although listed as a first-team squad member, Ogleby has spent the season playing for the club's under-19s. Last night O'Connor was unavailable for comment. A Hearts spokesman declined to comment. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3584877/Garry-OConnor-does-runner-after-drugs-swoop.html#ixzz1MaY1s4mM 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Black certainly plays football like he is coked up 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyk 158 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 what a shame couple of wasters............ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Gary O Conner was linked with Celtic so he will be in good company.:smile: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 A criminal record for possessing some charlie. Stupid, stupid people! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Am I the only one thinking in Black's case it's a little karma for what he did to Jelavic? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Am I the only one thinking in Black's case it's a little karma for what he did to Jelavic? Absolutely not. Just a pity he's been charged with possession and not supplying. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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