Based on reviews, former UFC fighter Karlos Vemola, 40, is certainly one of 5 individuals who has been arrested and charged since December for being members of a large-scale worldwide cocaine smuggling operation, which transported medicine hidden in vans to Britain and the Czech Republic.
“In April 2020, a truck with a trailer left the Czech Republic,” stated the Nationwide Anti-Drug Police Middle’s spokeswoman Lucie Smoldasova. “It was headed for the Netherlands after which on to the British port of Dover, the place an inspection of the truck carrying youngsters’s toys revealed 50 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a compartment behind the driving force’s cab.”
Smoldasova stated the police found 34 kilos of cocaine at Vemola’s house and prompt that he was additionally getting ready a cargo of one other 120 kilograms of cocaine from South America, which the group wished to promote overseas and within the Czech Republic.
Based on Smoldasova, three members of the group stay in custody, whereas two are being investigated by the police. Vemola was launched on bail on Monday. He isn’t allowed to go overseas and shall be supervised by a probation officer. If convicted, he faces as much as 18 years in jail.
Nicknamed “the Terminator,” Vemola was the primary UFC fighter from the Czech Republic. He competed within the UFC from 2010 to 2013 and produced a 2-4 document whereas with the promotion. His general blended martial arts document is 38-9 and he final competed in June 2025 the place he defeated Attila Végh for the Infinity Championship below the Oktagon MMA banner.
