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

New victims of bad weather in Mexico

Mexican authorities confirmed today information on five new deaths from tropical storm "Arlene" in which the total number of victims rose to 16. A man with his son died trying to cross the bridge into the city Zenta in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Meanwhile, authorities in northern Tamaulipas country reported that two people drowned in the town of El Manta and that another person died in the town of Altamira. Storm "Arlene", which at the end of last week seized the majority from Mexico, and cause activation of several landslides.

Mexican Weather Service reported that at least ten counties in central and northern parts of the country are on the verge of evacuation due to possible heavy rains after the storm. According to preliminary data, the number of victims of the storm is about 278 000 people.

Four players caught with clenbuterol in Mexico

Four Mexican players were caught with the forbidden doping clenbuterol, said a representative of the World Football Federation (FIFA). They did not have positive doping tests, as did five of their teammates a month ago.

"It is surprising how so many players from one team have been caught of clenbuterol in their blood. However it comes about 14 people," said the director of medical department at FIFA - Jiri Dvorak. President of the Mexican Football Federation Hustino Kompean refused to name those players:

"Each of us can have traces of clenbuterol in their blood. These are just a monitor and they do not reach the required level to be classified as doping."