Pantani's cocaine case: Dealer Carlino cleared

Marco Pantani. Credit: Offside/L'Equipe

Marco Pantani's cocaine supplier, Fabio Carlino escaped a prison sentence and fines of over £270,000. Italy's highest court of appeal, the Court of Cassation acquitted Carlino on Wednesday in connection with the Tour de France winner's deadly overdose in 2004.

The head prosecutor, Oscar Cedrangolo explained in a summery, "acquitted because the facts don't constitute a criminal offence."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.