Mexican Drug Suspect Linked to Memphian -- 'La Barbie' Vied for Control of Gang Petties Worked For

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › September 01, 2010

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Mexican authorities have arrested the American former high school football player known as "La Barbie," an alleged high-level player in a drug organization that a top official in Mexico has been linked to Memphian Craig Petties.

The capture this week of Edgar Valdez Villarreal another blow to the Beltran Leyva cartel, which has been crippled by arrests and the killing of a top leader in recent years.

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Mexican Drug Suspect Linked to Memphian -- 'La Barbie' Vied for Control of Gang Petties Worked For

A squad of Mexican federal police who were trained in the U.S. caught the 37-year-old near Mexico City, and it...

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