Edgar Valdez Villarreal, an alleged leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel in Mexico better known by his alias "La Barbie" , was captured by Mexican authorities and will be held pending investigation.

Edgar Valdez Villareal, known as “La Barbie” and who rose to a top position in the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, plans to plead guilty to U.S. federal charges.

Edgar Valdez Villareal aka 'La Barbie' of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel, was captured in August 2010. He is set to plead guilty to trafficking charges in Atlanta.

2016: Beltran-Leyva boss sentenced to life At one point, Valdez-Villareal was El Chapo’s top lieutenant, prosecutors said. Mexican Marines killed Beltran Leyva in a 2009 shootout.

After that, Rosas said, the Beltran Leyva gang started suspecting that Valdez had tipped authorities to Beltran Leyva's whereabouts. Rosas did not say whether those suspicions were true.

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.

MEXICO CITY - In his first public declaration since his capture this week, Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "La Barbie," said he had paid an unidentified producer $200,000 to make a movie ...

While working for Beltran-Leyva, Villarreal regularly shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into U.S. cities. He also served as a brutal enforcer for the cartel and helped instigate a turf war ...

MEXICO CITY — Police on Monday captured a Texas-born accused drug kingpin known for his unlikely nickname — La Barbie — and for ruthlessly ordering the beheadings of his enemies.

The Beltran Leyva group has been mired in conflict for more than two years since splitting from the Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquin Guzman after the arrest of Alfredo Beltran Leyva in early 2008.