Karim Adeyemi issues statement on ‘mystery box’ that led to illegal weapons conviction

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Borussia Dortmund and German national team attacker Karim Adeyemi has issued a public statement on his recently revealed conviction on illegal weapons charges. Adeyemi’s defense – as intimated by DFB boss Rudi Völler in his comments on the matter – was that he ordered a so-called “mystery box” off the internet. 

“At the beginning of 2024, out of carelessness and without really thinking about what I was doing, I ordered a so-called ‘mystery box’ on the internet,” Adeyemi’s statement began. “Many months later, the package was delivered and ended up unopened at the police station. It was still a huge mistake. One that I am very sorry for, that has cost…