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Mexico: Zetas drugs cartel leader caught
Source: BBC
Mexico: Zetas drugs cartel leader caught
9 February 2018
A leader of the notorious Zetas drug cartel has been caught in Mexico City, according to Mexican authorities.
José María Guízar Valencia is wanted in the US, which had offered a $5m (£3.6m) reward for his capture.
Known as Z-43, he is a dual US-Mexican citizen and is thought to have run the Zeta's south-eastern operations.
The US state department said he was responsible for "importing thousands of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine to the US every year".
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9 February 2018
A leader of the notorious Zetas drug cartel has been caught in Mexico City, according to Mexican authorities.
José María Guízar Valencia is wanted in the US, which had offered a $5m (£3.6m) reward for his capture.
Known as Z-43, he is a dual US-Mexican citizen and is thought to have run the Zeta's south-eastern operations.
The US state department said he was responsible for "importing thousands of kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine to the US every year".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43011495