Top drug lord captured in Mexic

Mexico's military seizure of the defendant's Pacific Cartel MartinBeltran, assuming the successor Ignacio Coronel, who had beenmonitoring criminal empire in western Mexico that sent the tons ofmethamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, U.S. defense leadersMinistry said in a statement Friday.

Soldiers held in Zapopan, the same municipality as Coronel, betterknown as the Guadalajara suburb of Beltran, "Nacho, "is killed inpolice raids in July last year.

Guadalajara has turned violent after the "Nacho" Coronel death,rival gangs for control of the territory, he used to control the fight.The city, Mexico's second largest, has been calm in recent months.

Beltran was arrested at the soldiers, who also seized weapons, six vehicles, jewelry and more than 40 million in cash upscalesubdivision.

Ministry of Defence said in a statement stressed that the federalgovernment is dismantling the Pacific cartel, which is regarded asMexico's most powerful consideration

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