Sao Paulo: Brazilian police yesterday detained Pele's son Edinho at his home in Sao Paulo state following his money laundering conviction, authorities said. <img title="Pele's son Edinho. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/sep/9Edinho-1.jpg" alt="Pele's son Edinho. Pic/AFP" /> Pele's son Edinho. Pic/AFP&nbsp;
Edinho, full name Edson Cholbi Nascimento, once played in goal for his father's former club Santos.
But at the end of May a court gave him a 33-year jail sentence for laundering money for drug traffickers. A spokeswoman for Brazil's secretariat for public safety told AFP the 43-year-old, who may appeal the verdict, had been handed over to the authorities.
Edinho was found to have had links with a drug cartel led by Ronaldo "Naldinho" Duarte Barsotti. He admitted buying drugs from the cartel but denied working with the network.

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Brazilian police yesterday detained Pele's son Edinho at his home in Sao Paulo state following his money laundering conviction, authorities said

Pele's son convicted in money laundering case

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