World Cup 2010 Blog: Ex-World Cup Ref Moreno Pleads Guilty to Heroin Smuggling

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Ex-World Cup Ref Moreno Pleads Guilty to Heroin Smuggling Posted: 15 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST Byron Moreno can add up to 63 months of time in federal prison to his already long-ish list of controversies in his career.  Moreno, who was arrested at JFK in New York City in September, has admitted to smuggling heroin into the country from his flight home from Ecuador.  While the charge means he can face up to 63 months in prison, a sentencing date has yet to be set.  Until then, he will be watching games from  prison while being held without bail. And while Italy fans may joke that this explains his referring decisions, it is a pretty serious situation.  Something which Gianluigi Buffon pointed out when questioned about the subject… I think Moreno already had the [heroin] in 2002, but not in his underwear, in his body.  Joking aside, when sports people get involved in drug cases it means they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. It also means they’ve lost the real meaning of the sport, which is also to save kids from the street and various dangers, like drugs.

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