Mexico captures leading drug lord
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zetas">Zetas</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span>-<span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="raid">raid</span>, <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Enrique">Enrique</span> <span word="Pena">Pena</span> <span word="Nieto">Nieto</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Marines">Marines</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="Miguel">Miguel</span> <span word="Angel">Angel</span> <span word="Trevino">Trevino</span>, <span word="aka">aka</span> <span word="Z">Z</span>-40, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="intercepting">intercepting</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pick">pick</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nuevo">Nuevo</span> <span word="Laredo">Laredo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Eduardo">Eduardo</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fired">fired</span>," <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zetas">Zetas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brutality">brutality</span>. <span word="Trevino">Trevino</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Zetas">Zetas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="atrocities">atrocities</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span>, <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sullied">sullied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="alike">alike</span>.</p><p><span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="beheadings">beheadings</span>, <span word="massacres">massacres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gunfights">gunfights</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70,000 <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2007, <span word="Pena">Pena</span> <span word="Nieto">Nieto</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="Murders">Murders</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="successes">successes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pacify">pacify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Trevino">Trevino</span>, 40, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="associates">associates</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="months">months</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cache">cache</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>.</p>
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