NY1 Exclusive: Boxer Edgar Santana Says He's Not A Drug Dealer
The Manhattan boxer charged in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking ring insisted in an exclusive television interview with NY1 that he is innocent.
Junior welterweight Edgar Santana, known as the “Pride of Spanish Harlem,” was arrested last month.
Prosecutors say he was one of 12 people involved in a ring which moved cocaine between New York and Puerto Rico.
Authorities say they seized several pounds of the drug and $450,000 in cash.
Santana said he hasn't done anything wrong.
"I feel that I am innocent 100 percent, and I am going to let my lawyer prove that," said Santana Friday, as he trained in Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn.
If convicted, the 29-year-old boxer could face up to 25 years in prison.
Santana plans to continue training while awaiting trial.