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 (Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images) ...

Aug. 31: Federal police stand guard by Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," eighth from left, and his alleged collaborators during their presentation to the press in Mexico City.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed 'La Barbie,' was arrested by Mexican authorities in an operation Monday near Mexico City. He is alleged to be a top player in the brutal Beltran Leyva Cartel.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, 'La Barbie,' was a top lieutenant and violent hit man in the Sinaloa drug cartel, leaving a corpse-ridden path in his wake. By Chris Pandolfo Fox News.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, described as "one of the most-wanted criminals in Mexico and abroad", is ordered to hand over £143m. Monday 11 June 2018 20:35, UK Image: Edgar 'La Barbie' Valdez ...

Texas-born fugitive Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as “La Barbie” because of his light eyes and complexion, stands during his presentation to the media in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Alexandre ...

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed "La Barbie" for his fair complexion, was captured by Mexico and extradited to the U.S., where he was sentenced to 49 years in prison.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as “La Barbie,” was sentenced to 49 years in U.S. prison for a variety of crimes. “We want to know where he is,” Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez ...

Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known by the alias “La Barbie,” is not in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons as of Tuesday, according to the agency’s online catalog of inmates.

Mexican-American drug trafficker Edgar Valdez Villareal, alias “La Barbie,” is “not currently in federal custody” in the United States, the Federal Bureau of Prisons told CNN.

“Over the course of the day or tomorrow everything will be known,” Mexico’s president said during a press conference this week ...