Drug Lords: The Takedown

Detectives recount how they investigated, hunted down and brought to justice Edgar Valdez Villareal aka ‘Barbie’, one of the world’s most dangerous international drugs traffickers and the only US citizen ever to become the leader of a Mexican cartel.


“…a grimly compelling story, constructed with great flair.” – Simon Raikes, Comm Editor, National Geographic Channel

© Beyond Productions Australia for National Geographic Channel (2023)