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MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Saturday they have filed formal charges against alleged drug kingpin Edgar “La Barbie” Valdez Villareal.

The Texas-born Valdez, considered one of Mexico’s top drug traffickers, faces charges including drug trafficking, kidnapping and arms possession, according to a statement issued by Mexico’s attorney general’s office. He also now faces a formal extradition process based on a U.S. warrant for drug-trafficking charges in Louisiana, the statement said.

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