Mexican police arrest notorious cartel leader Morales

Mexican federal forces have arrested the leader of the notorious Zetas drug cartel, say officials.

Omar Trevino Morales, alias Z-42, was arrested in a pre-dawn raid in a suburb of the northern city of Monterrey, federal officials said.

The Mexican government had offered a €1.8m reward for his capture on weapons and organised crime charges. The suspect is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, described as the most bloodthirsty leader of Mexico’s most violent cartel.