Kingpin of Criminal Gang Linked to Iguala Case Arrested in Mexico Prensa Latina
go to original October 18, 2014

Mexico detains a suspected gang leader and dozens of police, who are accused of working together to kill 43 missing students. Yiming Woo reports. (Reuters)

Director of the criminal investigation agency, Tomás Zerón, reported the arrest of Sidronio Casarrubias Salgado, the leader of the criminal group Guerreros Unidos, according to press reports.

Zeron said yesterday that members of the federal police detained Casarrubias on the Mexico-Toluca expressway along with one of his associates, and seized weapons and equipment from them.

As journalists were briefed, the criminals were taken statements in the Attorney's Office Specialized in Organized Crime Investigation (Seido), according to Zeron.

Attorney General of the Republic, Jesus Murillo, said that 36 municipal police officers from Iguala and Cocula, as well as 17 members of the criminal group, have been detained so far.

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