Edgar "el Chamaco" Santana was arrested by Drug Enforcement Agents for allegedly helping broker cocaine shipments from Central America through Puerto

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6rqjwhz82zhxuoJGjdPtNnRE8dd3Esl5uTBY_yj8QypcT4C96FlMEmhMiSygrgDm5zMtCyz3M04zfgySyPYI7_MHu-gie6OjcmCyYcMIboxHq-ElIPJpdYo0rWyS_-fLWAqRxsZ1INE/s1600-h/16923045_240X180.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225238718742346498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6rqjwhz82zhxuoJGjdPtNnRE8dd3Esl5uTBY_yj8QypcT4C96FlMEmhMiSygrgDm5zMtCyz3M04zfgySyPYI7_MHu-gie6OjcmCyYcMIboxHq-ElIPJpdYo0rWyS_-fLWAqRxsZ1INE/s400/16923045_240X180.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Edgar "el Chamaco" Santana was arrested by Drug Enforcement Agents for allegedly helping broker cocaine shipments from Central America through Puerto Rico to New York.Santana is a welterweight with a 24-3 record and 15 knockouts. His fights have been seen on HBO and other sports channels and he trained at Gleason's gym, according to his online biography. As Santana was led away by authorities Friday, the boxer just shook his head when asked what this arrest might mean for his career. He was wearing a t-shirt that read, "The pressure of survival in the big city will make you lose sight of your dream .. Hang in there."Santana's next fight was scheduled for August 6 and was planned to be televised on ESPN.Santana is one of 12 suspects charged in the case. Investigators said hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and drugs were seized in the year-long investigation. DEA agents said the cocaine was shipped in packages sent via the U.S. mail.<br />The investigation, dubbed "Operation Special Delivery," revealed that after being shipped to New York, the drugs were the sold on the streets of the Bronx, Queens and Harlem, agents said.The alleged ringleader, Angel Colon, was also arrested. The suspects are expected to be arraigned late Friday.

Edgar "el Chamaco" Santana was arrested by Drug Enforcement Agents for allegedly helping broker cocaine shipments from Central America through Puerto

Edgar "el Chamaco" Santana was arrested by Drug Enforcement Agents for allegedly helping broker cocaine shipments from Central Ame...

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