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The leader of one of Mexico’s largest cartels, Héctor Beltrán-Leyva of the Beltrán-Leyva gang, has been captured, the authorities said Wednesday night, giving President Enrique Peña Nieto another high-profile victory against organized crime. Officials were awaiting DNA test results but said they felt confident the man in custody was Mr. Beltrán-Leyva. He was apprehended at a seafood restaurant in San Miguel de Allende, a tourist haven, by agents from the federal attorney general’s office and the army, both of which have come under criticism in recent days over a questionable investigation of an episode in June. In that case, 22 gang suspects appear to have been executed by soldiers. Mr. Beltrán-Leyva, who the authorities said was living a quiet life in Querétaro, known as a business hub, faces drug trafficking charges in American courts; the United States had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest. The leader of one of Mexico’s largest cartels, Héctor Beltrán-Leyva of the Beltrán-Leyva gang, has been captured, the authorities said Wednesday night, giving President Enrique Peña Nieto another high-profile victory against organized crime.
Officials were awaiting DNA test results but said they felt confident the man in custody was Mr. Beltrán-Leyva.
He was apprehended at a seafood restaurant in San Miguel de Allende, a tourist haven, by agents from the federal attorney general’s office and the army, both of which have come under criticism in recent days over a questionable investigation of an episode in June. In that case, 22 gang suspects appear to have been executed by soldiers.
Mr. Beltrán-Leyva, who the authorities said was living a quiet life in Querétaro, known as a business hub, faces drug trafficking charges in American courts; the United States had offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest.