News From the Border: Alleged drug trafficker nabbed in Mexico; will be deported to US

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Alleged drug trafficker nabbed in Mexico; will be deported to US

Associated Press - March 12, 2008 4:54 PM ET

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities have captured a U.S. citizen alleged to be a top member of a major drug cartel and say they will send him back to the United States immediately.

Gustavo Rivera Martinez, reputed to be a top member of the Tijuana-based Arellano-Felix cartel, will be turned over to agents of the U.S. government, which wants him on drug charges.

Federal Public Safety Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna told a Mexico City news conference today that Rivera Martinez took over the cartel's operation after the arrest of Francisco Javier Arellano Felix.

Rivera Martinez has been a fugitive since 2002. The U.S. government has offered a$2 million reward for his capture.

Rivera Martinez was arrested last night in the state of Baja California Sur, along with three other suspects.

Labels: Arellano Felix Cartel, U.S. - Mexico relations