A judge in Rio de Janeiro has dismissed charges of drug trafficking against Brazilian footballer Adriano.
Prosecutors said on Tuesday the ex-Inter Milan striker had allegedly
bought a motorbike present for a known drug dealer in the Rio shanty
town where he grew up.
But the judge, Maria Tereza Donatti, said the case was rejected because “there was not enough evidence” to uphold the accusations.
The 32-year-old footballer could have faced a lengthy prison sentence if convicted.
He had denied the allegations, which first emerged in 2010.
Brazilian police said he had bought the motorbike in 2007 and registered it in the name of the mother of drug dealer Paulo Rogerio de Souza Paz, known as Mica.
The bike was used for drug trafficking in one of Rio’s shanty towns then controlled by Comando Vermelho (Red Command), a powerful criminal gang.
Adriano, who won four Italian Serie A titles with Inter and the 2005 Confederations Cup with Brazil, has reportedly been negotiating a comeback with French Ligue 2 side Le Havre.
But the judge, Maria Tereza Donatti, said the case was rejected because “there was not enough evidence” to uphold the accusations.
Adriano Would Have Served Lengthy Jail Term Were He Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking.
Brazilian police said he had bought the motorbike in 2007 and registered it in the name of the mother of drug dealer Paulo Rogerio de Souza Paz, known as Mica.
The bike was used for drug trafficking in one of Rio’s shanty towns then controlled by Comando Vermelho (Red Command), a powerful criminal gang.
Adriano, who won four Italian Serie A titles with Inter and the 2005 Confederations Cup with Brazil, has reportedly been negotiating a comeback with French Ligue 2 side Le Havre.
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