Edgar Valdez Villarreal Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," was arrested in Mexico City on Aug. 31, 2010. Valdez was wanted in the United States and Mexico for allegedly smuggling tons of cocaine. He was also blamed for a brutal turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges, decapitations and shootouts as he and a rival fought for control of the divided Beltran Leyva cartel.