Zetas leader capture prompts narcblockades in Monterrey

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dang and i was so close to spending summer there, maybe i could have met Moon Moon



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The capture of a leader with the Zetas drug cartel in Monterrey prompted a series of "narcoblockades" on Monday evening.

The El Milenio newspaper reported that the Mexican Army arrested Zetas leader Hector Raul Luna-Luna during a shootout in Ciudad Solidaridad.

Luna-Luna, who goes by the alias "El Tori", is reportedly in charge of operations for the cartel in Monterrey.

El Milenio reported that at least 10 narcoblockades were reported throughout Monterrey.

The newspaper reported that Luna-Luna is being transported to Mexico City for prosecution
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Mexican authorities are blaming a captured Zetas drug cartel leader as being the mastermind behind an attack on an American Consulate in Monterrey.

The Mexican Army (SEDENA) captured Hector Raul Luna-Luna during an operation in Monterrey on Wednesday.

Authorities reported that Luna-Luna, who also goes by the nickname “El Tory”, is the head of the operations for the Zetas in the northern Mexican city.

Luna-Luna’s captured prompted a series of “narcoblockades” and chaos in Monterrey on Wednesday evening.

The Mexican Army reports that Luna-Luna is responsible for numerous attacks against military personnel and even an attack on the American Consulate in Monterrey.

Luna-Luna is expected to be prosecuted in Mexico City.


[This message has been edited by scottimus (edited 6/10/2010 1:09p).]
oldvalleyrat
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I got tickled when the newscaster on Channel 5 called this Luna-Luna character a "mastermind"!
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