After weapons scandal: BVB star Adeyemi speaks out | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund international Karim Adeyemi is speaking in detail for the first time about the mystery box affair and the 450,000-euro penalty order. In a documentary, the BVB star explains why he placed the controversial order and how the uproar came about.

For weeks, the so-called mystery box affair involving Borussia Dortmund player Karim Adeyemi made headlines. After a penalty order of 450,000 euros was issued against the Germany international for illegal weapons possession, the 24-year-old is now speaking in detail for the first time about the background.

In the Amazon Prime documentary “Loredana & Karim – Love & Drama,” Adeyemi, his wife Loredana, and a close friend describe how the incident happened in the first place. According to them, a mix-up involving packages at the airport was the trigger. Loredana recalls: “Karim was on vacation and came with me to DSDS filming. I called Ben and said, please take the packages with you.”

Ben, a friend of the couple, then took the shipments to the airport. There, he was caught off guard during a security check. “I’m standing in front of the police officer and I see: a balaclava, a switchblade, brass knuckles, and a few other small things. I thought, this can’t be happening,” he reports in the documentary. The items that were found were ultimately attributed to Adeyemi. The BVB star admits that he placed the order himself.

Loredana the reason? BVB star Adeyemi explains his concerns

However, according to his account, it was a so-called mystery box whose exact contents were not fully known. “It was a box from a site where I already know what could be inside. It was a hunting site or something. Anything from brass knuckles to a small pocket knife. It could be anything, basically a mystery box,” the attacking player explains.

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Adeyemi says he bought it because he was worried about his family’s safety. His wife’s public profile in particular had been on his mind. “If I’m alone and someone wants to rob me, then let them do it — but not my family,” says the Dortmund player. He continues: “People don’t understand, I don’t have a normal wife. I have a wife who is a rapper.”

He says that at the time, he did not think the order might be against the law. “My thought was: if I can order it, it can never be illegal,” said Adeyemi. The authorities saw it differently. Since the items included prohibited weapons, a penalty order was issued against the footballer, which he ultimately accepted.

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