Tijuana drug cartel chief arrested while watching World Cup
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Monte">Monte</span> <span word="Alejandro">Alejandro</span> <span word="Rubido">Rubido</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fernando">Fernando</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="detained">detained</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="sometime">sometime</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="had">had</span> $100,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>, <span word="Rubido">Rubido</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p><span word="Photographs">Photographs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="jersey">jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cheeks">cheeks</span> <span word="painted">painted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="white">white</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colors">colors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="flag">flag</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span>, <span word="Javier">Javier</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span> <span word="Felix">Felix</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Guard">Guard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Baja">Baja</span> <span word="Californiain">Californiain</span> 2006. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="uncle">uncle</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p><span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renegade">renegade</span> <span word="lieutenant">lieutenant</span>, <span word="Teodoro">Teodoro</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="Simental">Simental</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setoff">setoff</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bloodbath">bloodbath</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="shootouts">shootouts</span>, <span word="beheadings">beheadings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mutilated">mutilated</span> <span word="corpses">corpses</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="freeway">freeway</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="Arellano">Arellano</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Engineer">Engineer</span>", <span word="was">was</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2010, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sinaloa">Sinaloa</span> <span word="cartel">cartel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tijuana">Tijuana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="underworld">underworld</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>.</p>
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