Ex-England star Frank Lampard left baffled after his photo was used on labels for a £38million stash of drugs

THREE Lions fable Frank Lampard was near baffled aft his photograph was utilized connected labels for a £38million stash of deadly “ice meth” seized Down Under.

The representation of the former England midfielder, 46, was plastered connected bricks of the cause recovered successful a duffel container astatine a surf club.

It showed him successful a suit and necktie with his manus raised to salute Chelsea fans connected his farewell thigh of honour astatine Stamford Bridge successful 2017.

Bemused dad-of-two Frank laughed yesterday erstwhile shown snaps from the constabulary swoop.

Speaking extracurricular the West London location helium shares with TV prima woman Christine, helium told The Sun: “Yeah, you astir apt cognize my reply connected that one. What americium I gonna accidental astir that? I’m not alert of it. I don’t adjacent cognize what to accidental to you to beryllium honest. I’ve virtually nary remark connected that.”

There is nary proposition astatine each that the shot leader — capped 106 times by the Three Lions and regarded arsenic 1 of the top midfielders of his procreation — was progressive successful the drugs ring.

Instead, investigators judge a cause shaper whitethorn beryllium a Chelsea instrumentality and added the distinctive statement successful a tribute to their hero.

Each idiosyncratic ceramic was wrapped successful integrative and marked with the Lamps stamp, reckoned to beryllium the trademark of the pack supplying the drugs.

Australian Federal Police tracked the 95kg shipment of methamphetamine from Los Angeles to Maroubra, successful East Sydney.

They besides seized £77,000 successful currency during the large bust.

Alleged trafficker Richard Prothero, 37, from South West Sydney’s Liverpool suburb, was arrested astatine gunpoint successful the car parkland of the nine connected Tuesday.

Armed officers swooped aft watching him cod a cardinal from nether a car’s bumper and starting the engine.

Prothero was charged with attempting to person a commercialized quantity of border-controlled drugs and made nary exertion for bail erstwhile helium appeared successful court.

Lamps began his shot vocation astatine West Ham earlier moving to Chelsea successful a 2001 woody worthy £11million.

He became the club’s all-time starring scorer with 211 goals successful his 429 appearances.