Barbie's going to prison!

[samhexum]

Mexican drug lord known as 'La Barbie' sentenced to 49 years in prison

 

An American-born man who rose through the ranks of a notorious Mexican drug cartel was sentenced Monday to nearly 50 years in prison on charges of cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

 

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as “La Barbie,” was sentenced in Atlanta to 49 years and one month in federal prison and was slapped with a $192 million fine, according to the Justice Department.

 

In January 2016, Villarreal was convicted of conspiracy to import cocaine, distributing cocaine and money laundering after pleading guilty.

 

Villarreal, 44, got the nickname “La Barbie” because of his light complexion and eyes. not to mention his impossibly small waist and oversized bosom He will spend the rest of his life in prison, and will serve 10 years of probation if he’s still alive when his term ends, prosecutors said.

 

“Valdez-Villarreal imported tons of cocaine into the U.S. while ruthlessly working his way up the ranks of one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels, leaving in his wake countless lives destroyed by drugs and violence,” U.S. Attorney Byung Pak said in a statement.

 

“The highest levels of Mexican drug cartel should know that, like La Barbie, they will be held accountable for their crimes.”

 

Villarreal was born in Laredo, Texas where he began his drug trafficking career in early 2000 by distributing marijuana.

 

After distributing cocaine in cities like Memphis and New Orleans, he entered the Beltran-Leyva drug cartel, which was associated with Joaquin (El Chapo) Guzman’s Sinaloa Cartel, prosecutors said.

 

He helped coordinate drug shipments from Colombia to Mexico and earned a spot as the cartel’s top enforcer while arranging wars between its rivals, according to prosecutors.

 

In 2010, Mexican federal authorities arrested Villarreal at his vacation home outside Mexico City. Five years later, he was extradited to the U.S. to face charges.

[InterestingGuy]

Wow - this article really begs for a picture of La Barbie

[+ GregM]

The US Gov doesnt like competition when it comes to drug smuggling.

 

Hugs,

Greg

[marylander1940]

The US Gov doesnt like competition when it comes to drug smuggling.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

Elaborate!

[+ Avalon]

Interesting surname. When I saw the surname I thought of the nazi but he was dead.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Barbie

[Kenny]

Elaborate!

He can’t.

[marylander1940]

He can’t.

 

I don't know if he's a libertarian, into conspiracy theories, or else.

 

I'm sure Americans are mostly consumers and we're the reason this problem exist and its consequences of gang violence and refugee crisis in Central America.

[LoveNDino]

Wow - this article really begs for a picture of La Barbie

http://a57.foxnews.com/images.foxnews.com/content/fox-news/us/2018/06/11/latest-tough-prison-term-for-mexican-drug-cartel-leader/_jcr_content/par/featured-media/media-0.img.png/931/524/1528690690948.png?ve=1&tl=1&text=big-top-image

[Kenny]

I don't know if he's a libertarian, into conspiracy theories, or else.

 

I'm sure Americans are mostly consumers and we're the reason this problem exist and its consequences of gang violence and refugee crisis in Central America.

Consumption is only part of the reason. US meddling in Latin America for a century toppled social democracies and sustained wealthy oligarchs and corporate control, creating a huge underclass with little mobility. Drug trade and cartels grew up as a way to create wealth and move up, just like any mafia culture.

[marylander1940]

Consumption is only part of the reason. US meddling in Latin America for a century toppled social democracies and sustained wealthy oligarchs and corporate control, creating a huge underclass with little mobility. Drug trade and cartels grew up as a way to create wealth and move up, just like any mafia culture.

 

I'm aware of it, I just trying to remain on subject.