A notorious Mexican drug dealer known as La Barbie is missing from the
Florida maximum security prison where he was due to be serving 49 years.
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, 49, is no longer in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons - the federal corrections system. It is unclear if he might have been transferred out of custody because he is now a witness for the US government.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is urging the Biden administration to explain why he is no longer listed as being in custody.
'We're going to continue asking them,' he said last night.
A Bureau of Prisons spokesman said there were 'a number' of reasons why he may no longer show up in databases.
'There are a number of reasons why an inmate may be listed as ‘not in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons.
'Inmates who were previously in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and who have not served their sentence may be out of custody for a period of time to attend court hearings, receive medical treatment or for other reasons.
'We do not provide specific information about the status of prisoners who are not in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for security or privacy reasons.'
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