Ali Williams has reportedly made a plea bargain with French authorities and will appear in court later this week.
The former All Black has been suspended from Paris club Racing 92 over a suspected drug deal involving Australian international James O'Connor.
Williams was charged with buying cocaine and O'Connor with possession of the drug after French police arrested the pair outside a Paris nightclub on Sunday.
France correspondent Catherine Field told Newstalk ZB that French media reported Williams has made a plea bargain and will appear before a judge and a prosecutor later this week in a closed court.
Meanwhile, the French Rugby Federation has reportedly made moves to ban Williams from playing rugby in the country.
