MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2 (BERNAMA-NNN-XINHUA) -- Mexico's Ministry of National Defense announced the capture of Hector Beltran Leyva, the alleged leader of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel on Wednesday, according to local media.
Beltran was arrested by army troops working in conjunction with the national Attorney General's Office.
As the last of the Beltran brothers to remain at large, Beltran reportedly took over as cartel leader after his brother, Arturo Beltran, died in 2009 in a gunfight with the authorities.
Previously, the federal government had offered a 30-million-peso (US$2.2-million) reward for Beltran's capture while the U.S. government offered US$5 million.
Another brother, Carlos Beltran Leyva, was caught in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa in 2010 and is facing charges of money laundering.
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Entities 0 Name: Beltran Count: 4 1 Name: Mexico Count: 2 2 Name: MEXICO CITY Count: 1 3 Name: Beltran Leyva Count: 1 4 Name: Arturo Beltran Count: 1 5 Name: U.S. Count: 1 6 Name: Sinaloa Count: 1 7 Name: Ministry of National Defense Count: 1 8 Name: Carlos Beltran Leyva Count: 1 9 Name: Hector Beltran Leyva Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1xDnGN9 Title: Mexico: Alleged drug boss Beltran believed caught Description: MEXICO CITY (AP) - Alleged cartel capo Hector Beltran Leyva is believed to have been captured, two Mexican federal officials said Wednesday, the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country. The officials said DNA testing was being done to confirm the suspect's identity.
