Zetas cartel drug boss arrested in Mexico

Mexican police arrested Jesus Enrique Aguilar Rehon, considered to be the founder of the Zetas drug cartel. The operation to apprehend Aguilar took place in Mexico without firing a shot. More details are not reported.

Aguilar is considered sympathetic to the murder of the agent of Immigration and Customs Police Service of Jaime Zapata in the United States in February 2011. His car was attacked on the road in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Then Zapata died on the spot and his colleague Victor Avila barely survived after being wounded.

Meanwhile, at least 13 gunmen were killed in a fierce firefight with soldiers in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, which borders the U.S. state of Texas, said a military source. Shooting occurred in the afternoon in Rio Bravo, said the source, requesting anonymity. He did not mention whether the gunmen were members of a drug cartel Setas, which is very active in this area.

15 drug mobsters killed in Mexico

Firefight between army units and members of Zeta drug cartel in Mexico has ended with the death of 15 criminals in the northern state of Zacatecas. Shootout erupted after the Mafia attacked a convoy of naval forces patrolling the area. The incident happened near the town of San José de Lourdes. Shooting continued throughout the morning with. Criminals arrested are 17 and 6 have been injured by the military. Zeta is one of the largest and well-organized drug cartels in Mexico, where drug barons compete for lucrative trafficking routes for drugs to the U.S..

Source:Reuters