Drug Kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal AKA 'La Barbie' 2016

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Edgar Valdez Villareal aka "La Barbie" (C) of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, is presented to the press at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, on August 31, 2010. Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Valdez Villarreal, known as "the Barbie" for his fair complexion. Valdez was detained in a police operation in central Mexico, following intelligence work which began in June 2009. The 37-year-old was a key lieutenant of Arturo Beltran Leyva, who headed the cartel that bears his name and was Mexico's third most-wanted man until his December 2009 death in a military operation. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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MEXICO CITY - AUGUST 31: Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is shown to the press during a news conference at the federal police center August 31, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico. Valdez, a Texas-born drug smuggler and leader in the Beltran Leyva cartel, was captured August 30 by Mexican authorities in a residential area near Mexico City. (Photo by Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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A US-made M4 assault rifle with a mounted M-203 grenade launcher who belonged to Edgar Valdez Villareal, aka 'La Barbie', of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, is shown to the press at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, on August 31, 2010. Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Valdez Villarreal, known as 'the Barbie' for his fair complexion. Valdez was detained in a police operation in central Mexico, following intelligence work which began in June 2009. The 37-year-old was a key lieutenant of Arturo Beltran Leyva, who headed the cartel that bears his name and was Mexico's third most-wanted man until his December 2009 death in a military operation. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

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A Federal Police officer stands guard as Edgar Valdez Villareal, aka 'La Barbie', of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, is presented to the press at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, on August 31, 2010. Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Valdez Villarreal, known as 'the Barbie' for his fair complexion. Valdez was detained in a police operation in central Mexico, following intelligence work which began in June 2009. The 37-year-old was a key lieutenant of Arturo Beltran Leyva, who headed the cartel that bears his name and was Mexico's third most-wanted man until his December 2009 death in a military operation. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

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Edgar Valdez Villareal aka 'La Barbie' (C-green t-shirt) of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel and his party are presented to the press at the Federal Police headquarters in Mexico City, on August 31, 2010. Lopez Reyes acompained to Edgar Valdez Villareal aka 'La Barbie'. Mexican authorities on Monday announced the capture of one of the country's most sought after drug kingpins, US-born Valdez Villarreal, known as 'the Barbie' for his fair complexion. Valdez was detained in a police operation in central Mexico, following intelligence work which began in June 2009. The 37-year-old was a key lieutenant of Arturo Beltran Leyva, who headed the cartel that bears his name and was Mexico's third most-wanted man until his December 2009 death in a military operation. AFP PHOTO/Alfredo Estrella (Photo credit should read ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images)

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