No bail for Pele's son in drug case

No bail for Pele's son in drug case

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Pele's son must remain in jail pending trial on drug charges, a Sao Paulo court ruled on Monday.

A three judge panel from Sao Paulo's criminal court voted 2-1 to reject Edson Cholbi Nascimento's appeal to be freed pending his trial on drug-related charges that could lead to a 15-year prison sentence.

A former professional soccer player, known as Edinho, the 34- year-old Nascimento was one of 50 people arrested on June 6 in a sting to dismantle a drug gang operating in and around the port of Santos.

The decision leaves Nascimento jailed in a maximum security prison, where he was placed for his own safety, according to police. No date was set for his trial. --AP