CELTS GOALIE ARRESTED IN DRUG SWOOP; Ex-star held in garage bust.

Byline: EUAN HAMILTON

FORMER Celtic star Magnus Hedman has been arrested after a drugs raid on his car.

The Swedish goalkeeper was charged with having an illegal substance and drink driving after police swooped at a petrol station.

If convicted he could face a six-month prison sentence.

Hedman is understood to be denying the charges.

An insider said: "There is likely to be a trial this year but Magnus is denying any wrongdoing.

"Magnus says he is shocked by it all but says if the police found drugs he doesn't know how they got there.

"He has returned to work and is carrying on with his life as normal." Swedish prosecutors confirmed the charges against the former international keeper on Friday.

Hedman's Mercedes was raided on Wednesday in Stockholm.

Drugs were alleged to have been found inside a pair of trousers in the vehicle. Police have not specified what the substance was.

Hedman, 36, signed for Celtic when Martin O'Neill paid Coventry City more than pounds 1million for him in 2002 and he left after three years.

He had starred alongside Celtic legend Henrik Larsson in the Swedish national team in that summer's world cup in Japan and Korea.

Split Hedman had a spell under current Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Coventry and also played in Italy with Ancona.

But he was even more famous for his marriage to gorgeous Magdalena Graaf, a pop star in their native Sweden. The pair divorced in 2006 but are reported to have rekindled their romance.

Hedman has been working for TV channels in Sweden and Spain. He also has a firm he set up with a friend in Sweden in 2007 to promote links between sport and business..

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