by Ben Whedon at Just the News
Mexico’s senior leadership is demanding answers from U.S. officials amid the apparent disappearance of convicted drug lord Édgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as “La Barbie,” from the U.S. prison system.
A search through the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons database for Valdez Villarreal’s prison register number, 05658-748, indicates that he is slated for release in July of 2056, but includes a message in all capital letters stating he is “NOT IN BOP CUSTODY.” That message remains live as of press time.
One of the most deadly drug-traffickers in Mexican history, La Barbie was sentenced in June 2018 and has been serving time in the Coleman II high-security penitentiary in central Florida, according to El Pais, which first reported the matter of Valdez Villarreal’s unknown whereabouts. The drug lord had overseen hitmen and collected payments for his boss, Arturo Beltrán Leyva, considered at the time to be the “boss of bosses.”
Villarreal’s unclear status has prompted Mexican leaders to demand an explanation.
“Information is being requested,”…
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