Thread: Federal Agents Say Drug Gang Captain Arrested

Federal Agents Say Drug Gang Captain Arrested

Updated: Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011, 9:40 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011, 9:40 PM CDT

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — FBI agents say a man arrested last week during a South Texas drug bust is believed to be a ranking captain who oversees the Texas Mexican Mafia's operations throughout the Rio Grande Valley and is primary supplier for black tar heroin throughout Texas.

Forty-six-year-old Jesus Barrientes Rodriguez, of Pharr, was arrested Friday as part of an investigation where authorities earlier last week seized more than three pounds of the drug and arrested three men at a supermarket in Alamo.

A federal criminal complaint reviewed Tuesday by The Monitor, of McAllen, (http://bit.ly/nLEv5x ) showed Barrientes was arrested after an FBI informant bought several ounces of black tar heroin from him at his home since last September.

Barrientes' wife also was arrested. They remain in custody pending a detention hearing later this week.
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Information from: The Monitor, http://www.themonitor.com

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