| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | August 2009 
'Key Mexico Drug Trafficker' Held
 BBC News
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August 04, 2009
| | Miguel Beraza is known as 'the truck' | |
Mexican authorities say they have arrested a key figure in one of the country's most violent drugs cartels.
Miguel Beraza, known as The Truck, was arrested during a church service in Michoacan, in western Mexico.
Officials said Mr Beraza was in charge of the cartel's shipments of the synthetic drug crystal methamphetamine across the border into the US.
They said he was responsible for moving half a tonne of the drug each month, often hiding the shipment inside fruit.
Ramon Pequeno, head of the country's anti-drug unit, said that Mr Beraza was the "top operator" bringing crystal methamphetamine across the border.
The police said that 40 others were brought in for questioning following the arrest, which was a joint operation between Mexican and US authorities.
"Together with our Mexican counterparts, we will continue attacking the La Familia Cartel," said Michele Leonhart of the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
"[It] not only controls the methamphetamine supply in several US cities, but also has been the source of unprecedented violence in Michoacan," she added.
Police also seized $13,000, two rifles, several grenades and 130 mobile phones during the operation. |
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