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Mexico migrant killings: Suspect dies after arrest | Mexico migrant killings: Suspect dies after arrest |
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A Mexican suspect wanted in connection with the killing of 72 migrants in 2010 has died three days after being arrested by the police. | A Mexican suspect wanted in connection with the killing of 72 migrants in 2010 has died three days after being arrested by the police. |
Martiniano Jaramillo was detained in a hospital in the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas where he was being treated for a pancreatic illness. | |
He was transferred to Mexico City where he subsequently died. | He was transferred to Mexico City where he subsequently died. |
Police said Jaramillo led a drugs gang which kidnapped and killed the migrants from South and Central America. | Police said Jaramillo led a drugs gang which kidnapped and killed the migrants from South and Central America. |
The security forces said extensive detective work had led them to Jaramillo in the hospital where he was receiving treatment. | The security forces said extensive detective work had led them to Jaramillo in the hospital where he was receiving treatment. |
He was also accused of killing Miriam Rodriguez, a Mexican activist who was investigating her daughter's killing when she was herself murdered. | He was also accused of killing Miriam Rodriguez, a Mexican activist who was investigating her daughter's killing when she was herself murdered. |
Read: Mexican mother who probed daughter's death is killed | Read: Mexican mother who probed daughter's death is killed |
The killing of the 72 migrants drew international attention to the dangers facing migrants trying to reach the United States via Mexico. | The killing of the 72 migrants drew international attention to the dangers facing migrants trying to reach the United States via Mexico. |
It also shone a spotlight on his gang the Zetas and their cruel tactics. | It also shone a spotlight on his gang the Zetas and their cruel tactics. |
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