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Wednesday, August 24, 2011  A South Texas native is featured in this month's edition of Rolling Stone magazine but not for his musical talent.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  Mexican authorities have filed formal charges against a Laredo-born drug trafficking suspect who goes by the nickname 'La Barbie.'

Thursday, December 09, 2010  A U.S. officials have confirmed an alleged 14-year-old drug gang killer in Mexico is a United States citizen.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  Mexican federal police say they captured a drug trafficker who took over as leader of a gang led by a reputed U.S.-born kingpin known as "La Barbie."

Saturday, November 20, 2010  Mexican authorities are moving forward with the extradition process for Edgar Valdez Villareal, a high-ranking drug cartel member who goes by the nickname "La Barbie."

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  A Mexican judge has ordering that a suspected drug cartel leader known as “La Barbie” will remain in jail for another 40 days.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Mexican authorities have captued a Laredo, Texas-born drug cartel leader who faces federal charges in the United States and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico.

Friday, June 11, 2010  A Mexican drug lord from Laredo is now charged with distributing thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico to the Atlanta and the East Coast from 2004 to 2006.

Thursday, April 22, 2010  Troops battled a suspected drug gang in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City to capture a major drug trafficker.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Action 4 News has posted RAW VIDEO from Ramon Ayala's Tuesday afternoon press conference.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Action 4 News will post RAW VIDEO  from a Tuesday afternoon press conference with Norteño star Ramon Ayala.

Sunday, March 07, 2010  Ramon Ayala had few words but let his music do the talking at BorderFest, his first public performance since being arrested in Mexico in December.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  Mexican state police say they found the tortured bodies of four young men in the back of an abandoned car in the State of Guerrero.

Monday, January 18, 2010  A severed human head and a flower were found in front of the tomb of deceased Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  Norteno singer Ramon Ayala says his arrest at a drug cartel party last month is a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.