THREE 6 MAFIA AFFILIATE FACING DEATH PENALTY
An associate of rap group THREE 6 MAFIA has been indicted on murder and d rug charges in Memphis, Tennessee.
Craig Petties, the half-brother of producer/rapper DJ Paul Beauregard, is accused of running a major drug ring from Queretaro, Mexico, dealing h undreds of kilos of cocaine and marijuana throughout Memphis and other So uthern U.S. states.
The cartel was reportedly set up in 1995 and ran until 2008.
Petties has been charge with a total of 50 counts, including drug distr ibution. He is also being held responsible for the murders of six people related to the drug trade.
The suspect was originally indicted in 2002 but escaped imprisonment an d went into hiding, turning him into one of America’s most wanted fugitiv es.
Petties has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is facing the death p enalty if convicted.
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