Overview
- On September 11, 2026 NSW Police stopped a vehicle in Newtown, conducted a preliminary roadside drug wipe that allegedly indicated cocaine, and took an oral‑fluid sample for forensic testing.
- Roughly 50 days after the stop, police told Addo‑Carr and his lawyer the laboratory oral‑fluid test returned nil drugs detected and that no further police action is expected.
- Parramatta has summoned Addo‑Carr to front its board as the club evaluates whether to terminate his contract or impose internal discipline now that criminal action appears unlikely.
- If the confirmatory test had been positive he faced a reported 12‑game NRL suspension that would apply across clubs, a sanction that now looks unlikely given the negative forensic result.
- Addo‑Carr was sacked by Canterbury in late 2024 after a prior failed roadside test and spent about a month in rehabilitation this year, background that has sharpened the Eels' urgent review of his $400,000‑a‑year contract.