Pena Nieto Praises Coordinated Attack on Organized Crime with Capture of 'Z-40' The News
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The capture of one of Mexico's most dangerous drugs lords may prove to be a boost for the country's President. The violent drug wars have become a major election issues. But though the boss of the Zetas cartel is in custody, a bigger challenge could be round the corner. Al Jazeera's Rachel Levin reports from Mexico City, (AlJazeeraEnglish)

MEXICO CITY – President Enrique Peña Nieto said that the Monday arrest of drug kingpin Miguel Ángel Treviño, leader of the brutal Zetas cartel, showed that his administration was on the right path in combating organized crime. Peña Nieto added that the full results of his public safety strategy should be seen within a year. Treviño, also known as Z-40, was captured in an early morning raid on Monday near his hometown of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

Government spokesman Eduardo Sánchez said that Marines made the arrest after intercepting Treviño’s truck with a helicopter outside town. “Not a single shot was fired,” Sánchez said, adding that the Zeta leader was apprehended at the close of a months-long operation to locate him. The Marines also seized a weapons cache and more than $2 million in cash.

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