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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.'

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.