Edgar Santana Arrested

Junior welterweight boxer Edgar Santana was arrested from his home in Spanish Harlem on July 18, 2008. He and seven others were alleged to be part of an international cocaine trafficking network.¹ Santana's friends, family and boxing associates expressed disbelief that the clean-cut fighter could be guilty of the charges.²

Fast Facts

1. Charges: 2nd degree criminal conspiracy, 1st degree criminal sale of controlled substance¹
2. Arrest part of multi-agency investigation "Operation Special Delivery"³
3. Slated for August 6 fight on ESPN
4. Boxing record: 27 fights, 24 wins, 15 knockouts
5. Nickname: El Camaco ("The Kid")⁴
6. Billed as "The Pride of Spanish Harlem"³
7. Native of Puerto Rico

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