Balotelli Denies Acting As A 'Pusher'

[Folami David]

AC Milan star striker Mario Balotelli on Thursday rubbished allegations made by a Mafia turncoat that
he had sold drugs as a joke during a visit to Naples.
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Italian media quoted him as saying on Twitter that the accusations were being made purely to attract attention
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According to reports, Armando De Rosa, a former member of the Naples-based Mafia known as the Camorra, told prosecutors that the footballer had visited the infamous neighbourhood of Scampia in June 2010.
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While there, he saw drugs being sold and asked one of the dealers if he could take part as a joke. He then allegedly handed over a dose to a drug addict, who did not recognise him.
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De Rosa was being questioned by prosecutors in connection with a money laundering investigation.