Super Eagles' star club teammate arrested 'without bail' for alleged extortion

- Tono Garcia has been held in detention by police for alleged extortion and other charges

- The Levante left-back and six other suspects were detained but Garcia has been held without bail

- The La Liga has released a statement on the issue and promise to support the 29-year-old

Tono Garcia of La Liga club Levanted has been arrested for alleged extortion and threats, among other charges.

The Spanish defender and six other suspects were detained by the police in Teruel and he is currently being held without bail.

According to reports in Spain, the 29-year-old left-back is suspected of an alleged involvement in seven crimes including belonging to a criminal group, extortion, death threats, falsification of documents and money laundering.

And it is understood that investigators have sufficient evidence to arrest seven suspects including the Levante full-back.

Five of the suspects have already appeared in court while two others have been summoned and the case is still under investigation, but the judge has ruled that the trial is kept secret.

In a statement released by Levante, the La Liga club have come out that they are in full support of Garcia.

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It read: "Given that the judicial proceedings are secret, Levante UD show support for the player and his family as we are unaware of the circumstances that led the investigators to take such measures.

"In order to respect the footballer in in such a difficult moment, and considering presumption of innocence, we will not publish any more statements until more facts about his detention emerge."

Garcia has played 17 times for Levante this season in La Liga scoring one goal and providing two assists so far.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported John Mikel Obi and his teammates had to travel by road after Middlesbrough's flight for their match against Leeds United was canceled due to engine failure.

The Riverside outfit were forced to turn back at the Cardiff Airport runway after they were knocked out of the FA Cup by League Two club Newport County.

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