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==Legal troubles== British police arrested Lowe in April 2004 for trafficking Β£117,000 worth of [[crack cocaine]]; he denied the charges.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3530920.stm|title=Footballer denies cocaine charge|date=3 August 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> The exact charge was 'attempting to possess 1.17 kg (2.5 lb) of crack cocaine with intent to supply'.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/3733370.stm|title=Soccer star denies cocaine charge |date=11 October 2004|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> The [[Prosecutor|Prosecution]] claimed he signed for the package under the fake name of "Kevin Brown" and intended to profit financially from knowingly trafficking the drugs. Lowe countered that the fake name was to avoid [[paparazzi]] and that he had no idea about the contents of the package: "I am Jamaican, maybe you think differently. If I am a mate and you said, 'can you do that for me', I am not going to think anything bad of you."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/4271449.stm|title=Footballer denies drug possession |date=16 February 2005|work=BBC Sport|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref> Lowe said in a police interview: "I thought he was a friend". In February 2005, he was cleared as the charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050215T230000-0500_75218_OBS_LOWE_NAMES_FRIENDS.asp |title=Lowe names friends |date=16 February 2005 |work=[[The Jamaica Observer]] |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303114422/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050215T230000-0500_75218_OBS_LOWE_NAMES_FRIENDS.asp |archive-date=3 March 2008 }}</ref> He was arrested and charged in [[Saint Catherine Parish|St Catherine]] in December 2007 for possession of [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20071223T180000-0500_130683_OBS_LOWE_ON_GANJA_RAP___REPORT.asp |title=Lowe on ganja rap β report |date=24 December 2007 |work=[[The Jamaica Observer]] |access-date=11 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002020148/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20071223T180000-0500_130683_OBS_LOWE_ON_GANJA_RAP___REPORT.asp |archive-date=2 October 2008 }}</ref> He had been driving a car with 42 marijuana [[cigarette]]s, he posted the $300 [[bail]] and was released from [[Arrest|custody]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/story/10544244|title=Former Jamaica forward Onandi Lowe arrested for alleged marijuana possession|date=24 December 2007|work=CBS Sports|access-date=11 June 2009}}</ref>
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