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| Mexico seizes top drugs suspect | Mexico seizes top drugs suspect |
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| An alleged prominent leader of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the world, Mexico's Arellano-Felix Cartel, has been arrested, officials say. | An alleged prominent leader of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the world, Mexico's Arellano-Felix Cartel, has been arrested, officials say. |
| Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested after a shootout in the Mexican city of Tijuana, on the US border, according to the Mexican defence department. | Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested after a shootout in the Mexican city of Tijuana, on the US border, according to the Mexican defence department. |
| He is accused of trafficking hundreds of tonnes of cocaine and marijuana to the US. | He is accused of trafficking hundreds of tonnes of cocaine and marijuana to the US. |
| The US state department has been offering $5m (£3m) for his capture. | The US state department has been offering $5m (£3m) for his capture. |
| Mr Arellano-Felix and his sister, Enedina Arellano-Felix, took over the leadership of the cartel after several of their brothers were either arrested or killed, the Mexican authorities say. | Mr Arellano-Felix and his sister, Enedina Arellano-Felix, took over the leadership of the cartel after several of their brothers were either arrested or killed, the Mexican authorities say. |
| Police arrested the suspect on Saturday evening after chasing his car to a home in a middle-class district of Tijuana. | |
| The house where the suspect was seized was riddled with bullets | |
| A three-hour gun battle erupted involving more than 100 police and soldiers and the house was riddled with bullets, federal police were quoted by Reuters news agency as saying. | |
| The suspect's daughter, 11, was at home at the time but was not harmed. | |
| Mexican Assistant Secretary Facundo Rosas said the detainee had been the last of the Arellano-Felix brothers at large. | |
| "The generation of brothers who formed this criminal organisation has been dissolved," he added. | |
| According to the Mexican official, Enedina's son, Luis Fernando Sanchez Arellano, has taken over the cartel's operations. |