The mother of controversial Brazilian international striker Adriano is to be questioned by police over allegations of her son's financial dealings with local drugs dealers local media reported yesterday.
The mother of controversial Brazilian international striker Adriano is to be questioned by police over allegations of her son's financial dealings with local drugs dealers local media reported yesterday.
The 28-year-old Adriano has left for Italy where he has signed for AS Roma but according to daily newspaper 'O Dia' Dona Rosilda is to be interrogated by the police over discrepancies between Adriano's account to them and what they have uncovered in the course of their investigation.
According to the police 48-times capped Adriano ufffd who was omitted from the Brazil squad for the World Cup finals because of lack of fitness and loss of form ufffd withdrew 60,000 reais (35,000 dollars) from his account.
It is claimed he then handed it over to Fabiano Atanasio da Silva known as 'FB', the head of the drugs cartel in the favela of Vila Cruzeiro.
Da Silva has been accused of being involved in the shooting down of a police helicopter on October 17, 2009, an incident which led to the death of three police officers. ufffd
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