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Mexico Arrests Alleged Drug Kingpin 'El Taliban'

Mexican officials say they have captured one of Mexico's most wanted drug trafficker, a leader of the brutal Zetas drug cartel who goes by the nicknames Z-50 and "El Taliban," after the Islamist militia in Afghanistan. Ivan Velazquez Caballero, who had a $2.3 million reward on his head, was arrested with two other men by Mexican marines on Wednesday. According to Mexican media, officials say they also seized two cars, 12 kilos of marijuana, $20,000 in cash and assorted guns and grenades at the...Full Story
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