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Mexico's "Most Powerful Drug Baron" Arrested, Suspected of Cocaine Trafficking to US
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by Christina 123 | October 26, 2008 at 04:16 pm
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EDUARDO Areillano-Felix, suspected by police of being a prominent leader of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the world, has been arrested, it has been revealed, after a shoot out in Tijuana. He is accused of trafficking tonnes of cocaine and marijuana to the US.
An alleged prominent leader of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the world, Mexico's Arellano-Felix Cartel, has been arrested, officials say.
Eduardo Arellano-Felix was arrested after a shootout in the Mexican city of Tijuana, on the US border, according to the Mexican defence department.
He is accused of trafficking hundreds of tonnes of cocaine and marijuana to the US.
The US state department has been offering $5m (£3m) for his capture.
Mr Arellano-Felix and his sister, Enedina Arellano-Felix, took over the leadership of the cartel after several of their brothers were either arrested or killed, the Mexican authorities say.
Police arrested the suspect on Saturday evening after chasing his car to a home in a middle-class district of Tijuana.
A three-hour gun battle erupted involving more than 100 police and soldiers and the house was riddled with bullets, federal police were quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
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at 16:34 on October 26th, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff. This could be a major breakthrough in Mexico's ongoing and bloody drug war. The Arellano Felix organization is one of the biggest since the days of Pablo Escobar. Of course, such victories come at a pretty high cost.
at 17:54 on October 26th, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 21:51 on October 26th, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Excellent. Congratulations to the State Dept.!
at 00:53 on October 27th, 2008
Christina 123, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Hope the SOB is transferred to the jurisdiction of the Federal Prosecutors Office in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />Los Angeles, and tried for his crimes... convicted... and sent to a maximum security prison for the rest of his natural life. We'll (USA) pick-up the tab for his trial and incarceration.
Adios mofo. .
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at 04:31 on October 27th, 2008
Good stuff, good news but is his sister still loose to run things?
at 04:32 on October 27th, 2008
Good stuff, good news but is his sister still loose to run things?
at 04:32 on October 27th, 2008
Good stuff, good news but is his sister still loose to run things?
at 04:32 on October 27th, 2008
Good stuff, good news but is his sister still loose to run things?
at 04:50 on October 27th, 2008
EDUARDO Areillano-Felix have 6 brothers all drug dealers.
Ramón Arellano Félix - killed in a gun fight with the Mexican police.
Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix - the oldest, spend many years in prisons. Now released from US prison.
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix -is still in US prision
The rest are Benjamin, Carlos and Luis. I don't have much information about them.