Authorities Arrest Drug Lord Beltran Leyva Posing as Queretaro Businessman Lizbeth Diaz - Thomson Reuters
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View of a display with photos of Hector Beltran Leyva, the leader of the Beltran Leyva's drug cartel during a press conference at the headquarters of the General Attorney in Mexico City, on Oct. 1, 2014. (Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images)

Hector Beltran Leyva, one of the most notorious Mexican drug lords still at large, was captured on Wednesday by soldiers at a seafood restaurant in a picturesque town in central Mexico popular with American retirees.

The government's announcement it had snared the boss of the Beltran Leyva cartel is a serious blow to a gang named after a group of brothers who became infamous for the bloody turf war they waged with their former ally, Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman.

Beltran Leyva was caught in the picture postcard town of San Miguel de Allende, a three-hour drive northwest of Mexico City, and had been living in the nearby city of Queretaro posing as a businessman dealing in art and real estate, the government said.

The 49-year-old Beltran Leyva and an associate were carrying military-issue handguns, but like his adversary Guzman, he was arrested without a shot being fired.

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