Gang boss confesses to role in 600 murders

MEXICAN police arrested the suspected leader of a brutal drug gang called ‘The Hand with Eyes’ and he has confessed to helping carry out or ordering more than 600 murders, authorities said.

Oscar Osvaldo Garcia Montoya, 36, was arrested in an overnight raid on a presumed safe house on the outskirts of Mexico City, State of Mexico attorney general Alfredo Castillo said at a news conference.

“The Hand with Eyes” is one of the groups blamed for bringing the drug violence typical of northern Mexico to Mexico City and its surrounding areas.