Police arrest Mexico drugs cartel 'boss'

A man believed to be the leader of the Gulf drug cartel, which controls some of the most valuable and violently contested smuggling routes along the US border, has been arrested by Mexican marines, the navy said.

Police arrest Mexico drugs cartel 'boss'

A man believed to be the leader of the Gulf drug cartel, which controls some of the most valuable and violently contested smuggling routes along the US border, has been arrested by Mexican marines, the navy said.

If confirmed, the capture of Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez could open a power vacuum and intensify a turf war south of the Texas border in north-east Mexico.

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