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A Mexican drug cartel leader whose faction is alleged to have kidnapped four U.S. tourists, killing two of them, was arrested with his associates in shopping mall on Friday
Authorties say José Alberto García Vilano is known by two nicknames -- "Cyclone 19" and "La Kena"
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines have detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them in March 2023. The public safety department of the border state of Tamaulipas said the suspect was arrested in the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon, and identified him as "La Kena." That was the nickname the state previously listed on a Tamaulipas wanted poster for José Alberto García Vilano in 2022. Mexico's national arrest registry said García Vilano was taken into custody on Thursday. Tamaulipas sta...
Mexico's Navy Department issued a statement, saying the marines detained "one of the key leaders of one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Tamaulipas."
José Alberto García Vilano, known as "La Kena," the alleged leader of a powerful faction of the Gulf drug cartel, has been arrested by Mexican marines at a mall in one of the country's wealthiest towns.