Authorities in Mexico arrested the leader of a regional cartel that is linked to the ongoing wave of violence plaguing various cities in the Mexican Caribbean resort area, including Playa Del Carmen and Cancun.
The arrest took place in Zapopan, Jalisco, during a joint operation by agents from the attorney general’s offices of Jalisco and Quintana Roo, who tracked down Angel Eduardo “N”, known in the region as El Ruso. Due to changes in Mexican law, authorities do not release the last names of individuals they arrest and instead use “N,” while partially covering their faces in mugshots.
Mexican authorities had been searching for El Ruso in connection with allegedly...
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