Police: Accused U.S.-born drug kingpin moved tons of cocaine to U.S. (about a ton a month)

[Turborama]

Source: CNN

Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Authorities in Mexico revealed additional details Tuesday about an accused American-born drug kingpin detained Monday who they say moved tons of cocaine into the United States.

Masked security forces in black uniforms and helmets, rifles in hand, escorted Edgar Valdez Villarreal and some of his accused associates before news reporters and photographers during a news conference Tuesday morning.

Investigators have described him as one of the most ruthless drug traffickers in Mexico.

"The capture of Valdez Villarreal is a high-impact blow against organized crime," said Alejandro Poire, a spokesman for Mexico's president on security issues. "This is an important step in the national security strategy."

Valdez was responsible for smuggling about a ton of cocaine a month into the United States, authorities said Tuesday. They also displayed automatic rifles, ammunition and bags believed to contain drugs -- items they said police seized as they arrested him Monday.

Read more: http://cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/31/mexico.kingpin.arrested/?hpt=Sbin#fbid=5tFS21of5oJ&wom=false

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[YDogg]

1. And has questionable fashion sense.

:eyes:

[Crowman1979]

2. Looks like a Polo Hooligan!

:rofl:

[Demeter]

3. They Looked Under a Bush?

or caught one??

[valerief]

4. Isn't the War Against Drugs funding drug-running anymore? nt

[thereismore]

5. Is he by any chance a good friend of the CIA? Just asking, because he would not be the first. nt

[Crowman1979]

6. That would explain the CIA plane crash with $1 million in street value worth of blow.

You know, the plane that flew from Guantanamo and crashed into mexico?

[Blue_Tires]

7. sadly, his competitors will simply fill the void in the market...