Sunday, January 24, 2010

How to succeed in business without really trying


Wow, he is a successful drug dealer.

At least till he's the next one killed in the drug wars.




South Texan may be the next drug king
By Jason Buch - Express-News

LAREDO — In Mexico, they call him “El Tigrillo,” a kind of wildcat, and sing his praises, ranking him among those of the country's top drug lords.

In Texas, he played high school football, and a coach nicknamed him “Barbie” because of his light hair and eyes.

Over the past 20 years, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, a 36-year-old U.S. citizen born in South Texas, has gone from high school jock to potential Mexican drug cartel boss — perhaps the only U.S. citizen to do so.

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