Question: Facts: - image caption: edgar -rrb- valdez villarreal -lrb- alias '' la barbie '' - birth date: 11 august 1973 - name: edgar valdez villarreal - image size: 88px - birth place: laredo arrested on august 30 , 2010 . , webb county '' el comandante '' ; - occupation: drug lord Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edgar valdez villarreal .
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edgar valdez villarreal -lrb- born august 11 , 1973 -rrb- also known as la barbie -lrb- '' the barbie '' -rrb- , is a mexican-american , born and raised in the united states , who was arrested near mexico city in august 2010 on charges related to large scale drug trafficking with the beltran-leyva cartel .valdez worked for several years as a cartel lieutenant before rising to a leadership position in an enforcement squad called los negros .following the death of cartel boss arturo beltran leyva in late 2009 , valdez fought a bloody and protracted gang war for control of the cartel resulting in over 150 deaths .he employed techniques such as videotaped torture and decapitation .on august 30 , 2010 , he was arrested by the mexican federal police at a rural house near mexico city .he faces charges in both mexico and the united states .his gang known as los negros collapsed by 2011 .