Judge orders alleged kingpin ‘La Barbie’ held

4 September 2010, 9:07 am

MEXICO CITY -- A judge has ordered a Texas-born suspected drug lord known as "La Barbie" held for 40 days pending an investigation into organized crime and other possible charges, authorities announced Saturday. Edgar Valdez Villarreal, who got his nickname for his fair skin and green eyes, will be jailed at federal police headquarters in Mexico City during that period, the Attorney General’s ...... Read More »

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