Adam Villarreal

Authorities are searching for a 29-year-old member of a San Antonio drug ring who escaped from a federal prison camp.<br />A federal marshal says Adam Villarreal probably walked out of the minimum-security Three Rivers Federal Prison Camp between midnight and 3 a.m. Sunday. <br />Deputy Marshal Tom Smith says he apparently had arranged for someone to pick him up.<br />U.S. Marshal Carlos Trevizo says Villarreal is considered to be a dangerous fugitive. <br />He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in December 2003 for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. <br />He was an admitted member of a cocaine smuggling ring led by his uncle, Joey Villarreal, who's also in prison.<br />Smith says the prison camp from which Adam Villarreal escaped has only small fences, allowing inmates to walk away.

Adam Villarreal

Authorities are searching for a 29-year-old member of a San Antonio drug ring who escaped from a federal prison camp. A federal marshal says...

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