Posted on 01/02/2010 8:06:23 PM PST by NormsRevenge
MEXICO CITY – Mexican police have captured alleged drug lord Carlos Beltran Leyva, just two week after his even more powerful brother was killed in a shootout with troops — back-to-back victories in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.
The Public Safety office said in a statement Saturday night that Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested in Culiacan, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, where he and several of his brothers were born and allegedly started their gang.
Two weeks ago, his brother Arturo, reputed chief of the Beltran Leyva Cartel, was killed in a shootout with Mexican marines in the central city of Cuernavaca.
Mexican officials in the past have described Carlos Beltran as a key member of the gang, but it was unclear if he took over as chief of the cartel after his brother died. A third brother, Alfredo Beltran Levya, was arrested in January 2008.
Another brother, Mario Beltran Leyva, is still at large and listed as one of Mexico's most wanted alleged drug lords.
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A police inspector examines the body identified by navy officials as belonging to drug cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, on December 16. Six Mexican forensics experts have been suspended for allegedly altering a crime scene where bloodstained banknotes were spread over the body of drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, an official said. (AFP/Agencia El Universal/File)
THREAD BUMP.
Crime doesn’t pay.
In those famous words: “He’s dead, Jamie.”
**Crime doesn’t pay.**
Yes it does... only ..the Government does NOT LIKE the Competition!!
I bet he doesn’t smell too good.
Jamie = Jaime
Good, hope they keep fighting it there, because if they bring that decapitation nonsense here, I am all deputizing a bunch of folks to go a’hunting Mexican mafistas
Going to Mexico these days is just nuts!
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Dude's face looks a bit puffy. Heh, heh.
Carlos Beltran Leyva is seen after being arrested in Sinaloa, Mexico December 30, 2009. His brother, Arturo Beltran Leyva, a cartel chief dubbed "The Boss of Bosses," was killed during a shootout on December 16. Mexico's Federal police announced the arrest of Leyva on January 2, 2010. Picture taken December 30, 2009. REUTERS/Policia Federal/Handout (MEXICO - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
Nice undies.
afp
He’d look better as a corpse. He’ll just run things from prison anyway so why “capture” the guy.
Looking at that pic, I have little reason to doubt that they got him with a grenade.
Sucks to be him.
Screw you. Family values don’t stop at the Rio Grande’.
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Ya think those Mexican Marines in the photo will be court-martialed for hitting him?
Only drug users do.
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