Mexico Arrests Cartel Cell Leader

ZapopanRafael Alvarez, linked to Mayor Carlos Manzo’s murder, was arrested.

Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch says his cell extorted business owners and avocado producers.

Mexico’s Navy raided on US Drug Enforcement Administration intelligence, arresting 19 others.

Kidnappings for ransom continue in cartel areas despite several top leaders’ arrests since El Mencho’s February death.

He faces a homicide warrant in Mexico and an extradition warrant from Washington.

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Al Jazeera Online: credits DEA intelligence in the capture and ties the cell to extortion of avocado producers