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Mexico arrests Zetas cartel leader Omar Trevino Morales Mexico arrests Zetas cartel leader Omar Trevino Morales
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Omar Trevino Morales, leader of the notorious Zetas drugs cartel in Mexico, has been captured by security forces.Omar Trevino Morales, leader of the notorious Zetas drugs cartel in Mexico, has been captured by security forces.
He was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday in the city of Monterrey in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, police said. He was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday in the city of Monterrey in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, police said.
He is believed to have run the Zetas cartel since the capture of his brother, Miguel, in 2013. He is believed to have run the Zetas cartel since the capture of his brother, Miguel Angel, in 2013.
The arrest comes days after Mexican police captured another suspected drug lord, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez.The arrest comes days after Mexican police captured another suspected drug lord, Servando "La Tuta" Gomez.
Servando Gomez was the leader of the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan state.Servando Gomez was the leader of the Knights Templar cartel in Michoacan state.
Heavy security
Omar Trevino Morales, known as Z-42, is wanted in the US and Mexico on charges of drug trafficking, kidnap and murder.Omar Trevino Morales, known as Z-42, is wanted in the US and Mexico on charges of drug trafficking, kidnap and murder.
The Mexican government had a 30m peso (£1.3m; $2m) reward for his capture while the US offered a $5m (£3.2m) reward.
Mexican media, citing officials, said he had been seized in the Monterrey suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia in a joint operation by the army and the federal police.Mexican media, citing officials, said he had been seized in the Monterrey suburb of San Pedro Garza Garcia in a joint operation by the army and the federal police.
He is being transferred under heavy security to Mexico City, reports said.
Brutal cartel
The Zetas cartel is believed to be behind some of the bloodiest crimes carried out by Mexico's drugs gangs.The Zetas cartel is believed to be behind some of the bloodiest crimes carried out by Mexico's drugs gangs.
It was blamed for an arson attack on a Monterrey casino in 2011 that killed 52 people and for dumping 48 decapitated bodies near the city in 2012.It was blamed for an arson attack on a Monterrey casino in 2011 that killed 52 people and for dumping 48 decapitated bodies near the city in 2012.
Analysts say the cartel was weakened by the killing of former leader Heriberto Lazcano in 2012 and the capture of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales in 2013.Analysts say the cartel was weakened by the killing of former leader Heriberto Lazcano in 2012 and the capture of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales in 2013.
The Zetas began in the 1990s as the enforcement arm of another powerful criminal gang, the Gulf Cartel. The Zetas were created in the 1990s as the enforcement arm of another powerful criminal gang, the Gulf Cartel.
They were made up of defectors from an elite military unit and quickly became known for their brutality.They were made up of defectors from an elite military unit and quickly became known for their brutality.