Why the DEA Believes ‘The Barbie’ Was Behind Jenni Rivera’s Death

A little over 10 years ago, the singer Jennifer RiveraAlso known as “group diva”, died after the collapse of the plane in which he was traveling in the municipality of Iturbide, in the state of Nuevo León.

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The official version of the accident reports a series of technical failures of the plane, which fell at the height of the ejido of Tejocotes while flying at an altitude of 27,000 meters.

However, according to a series of theories promoted by the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Edgar Valdez Villarreal, aka “La Barbie”, may have been involved in the singer’s death. who is currently in the USP Coleman 2, a high-security penitentiary in Florida.

An element of the DEA explained that at that time “The Barbie” had problems with Jenni Rivera because the boss, for some reason, felt betrayed by the singer, who would have already animated several evenings organized by the drug trafficker.

However, according to the version of the American agent, between Valdez Villarreal and Rivera there would have been a “personnal issuenoted in 2009.

Some versions indicate that this incident took place during a private party for “La Barbie”, during which the capo even beat and sexually abused Rivera, according to the testimonies of the participants.

Before that, the two were supposed to be very close. The “diva of the gang” was even said to be the narco’s favorite artist. But it would have happened something between the two that ended up moving away from each other.

A year later, on August 30, 2010, the government of then-president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa announced with great fanfare the arrest of the drug trafficker. The capo appeared in front of the cameras with a sarcastic and cynical smile.

After his arrest, he would have himself directly pointed the finger at the singer of the band of give information to the authorities so that they can arrest him.

For this reason, as a form of revenge, “The Barbie” would have ordered one of its operators to install a C4 type explosive in the plane which would transport the artist.

A second theory points directly to Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmánbecause the former leader of the Sinaloa cartel would have asked Jenni Rivera not to offer concerts in Monterrey, because at the time it was “Zeta” territory, the biggest enemy of the so-called “Federation”.

However, Rivera allegedly disobeyed “El Chapo’s” orders and as a result the drug dealer ordered his death.

The DEA agent contradicted what was said by the official version of the accident exposed by the Secretariat of Communications and Transport of Mexico (SCT), which stated “a string of errors” technicians in the plane caused mainly by his age (43 years).

In an interview with the singer, revealed in 2019, she confessed to fearing for her life. because he had received several death threats.

However, In 2014, the singer’s sister, Rosi Rivera, assured that “the good thing is that we know that there was no attack. That it was not someone who hurt to Jenny. That it was an accident.”

“The Barbie”, meanwhile, is held in the United States. According to data from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), consulted by GlobeLiveMedia Mexico, the date of his release is recorded as July 7, 2056.