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