Jonathan Valleformer player of Santander races and at the time one of the greatest promises of the Cantabrian career, was stopped by the National Police as part of the “Operation Fire”. According to information published by El Diario Montañés, This operation against drug trafficking resulted in eleven people arrested, including Valle, who is now on provisional release, awaiting trial.
The arrest occurred last week, when agents searched Valle’s home in mortar. During the operation, various objects used to prepare and distribute doses of cocaine were seized, as well as precision scales, paper and a large sum of cash. According to the police, this operation made it possible to dismantle two criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking in Cantabria.
Operation Fire culminated on November 20 with the entry and search of seven properties in Santander and other places in Cantabria. During the operations, agents seized 3,500 doses of cocaine, with a total weight of two kilograms, in addition to 260 grams of hashish and six grams of MDMA (ecstasy). This reserve, valued at 250,000 euros, is the largest found in Cantabria in the form of an individual dose.
Furthermore, the searches revealed an arsenal and various goods: a firearm, 14 knives, a vehicle, 14 mobile phones, 18 watches, 26,800 euros in cash, four vacuum machines and bags of circular clippings. Of the eleven people arrested, two also face charges of illegal possession of weapons.
Originally from Santander, Jonatan Valle was considered in his youth as one of the greatest talents in Racing’s youth team. His quality was evident during the 1996 Brunete tournament, where he shared the spotlight with Andrew Iniesta. Despite receiving offers from clubs like Real Madrid and the Barcelonadecided to stay in the Cantabrian team, where he played 74 matches in First of all Division.
The other Iniesta
However, his career has been marked by ups and downs. Even if he went through clubs like Malaga, Ponferradina, Huelva Recreational, lugo, Burgos And Leganesand had a brief international experience in the Rubin Kazan Russian, never reached the expected level. During his professional career, he racked up more headlines for extra-sporting incidents than for on-field accomplishments. Issues such as a pub brawl, driving without a license and a positive alcohol test tarnished his career.
In 2017, after a career that took him between first, second and second B, Valle hung up his boots in the Bergantinos. Although he was expected to be a star of Spanish football, he was once regarded by his peers as Iniesta and Barn As the best of his generation, he ended up being one of football’s broken promises.
Today, at 39, Jonatan Valle is in the news again, but once again for reasons other than his sporting merits. His arrest for alleged drug trafficking revives the image of a career marked by controversial decisions and personal problems.
