Mexico says a top Juarez cartel figure captured (AP)
11:28 AM | Author: Inhiptwit36

**ADDS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT JOSE ANTONIO ACOSTA HERNANDEZ ** - Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, 33, is presented to the media by federal police officers in Mexico City, Sunday July 31, 2011. According to federal officials, Acosta, nicknamed 'El Diego,' is a key drug cartel figure, who acknowledged ordering 1,500 killings. He is also a suspect in last year's slaying of a U.S. consulate employee near a border crossing in Ciudad Juarez. Authorities identified Acosta as head of La Linea, a gang of hit men and corrupt police officers who act as enforcers for the Juarez Cartel. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - A key drug cartel figure who acknowledged ordering 1,500 killings has been captured in northern Mexico, federal officials said Sunday.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mexico/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110731/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico

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