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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Leader of Zeta Drug Cartel Captured [Watch (HLS stream): Leader of Zeta Drug Cartel Captured](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/FFAlnTCu.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2013-07-17. July 16th, Mexican authorities captured Miguel Angel Treviño Morales alleged leader of the Zeta Drug Cartel._ --- Jul 27, 2023 3:39 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Cartel Land Clip](/video/nG5kRfLq/) ### Cartel Land Clip [Aerial Drug Bust at the Mexican Border](/video/Tra1WjL1/) ### Aerial Drug Bust at the Mexican Border [Zeta Confession](/video/doYP6L5X/) ### Zeta Confession --- ## Transcript Wearing a black, short- sleeved shirt but no handcuffs, Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, reputed leader of the Los Zetas drugs cartel arrived in Mexico City shortly after his arrest. The alleged drug lord, known by the alias, Zeta 40, was captured by Mexican military forces outside Nuevo Laredo near the U. S. border early Monday. A spokesman for Mexico's government, revealed details of the pre- dawn attack, saying authorities used a helicopter to swoop in and stop Devino's pickup truck. [ FOREIGN ]. They made the maneuver that resulted in the trucks stopping. Three people in the truck were apprehended by personnel on the ground who came to support the Navy which had made the detection using the helicopter. Authorities say, they found $ 2 Million in cash and eight guns in the truck. Two other men believed to be cartel associates were also arrested. Treviño now faces a slew of charges. [ FOREIGN ] He's being charged with organized crime, murder, torture, money laundering, carrying fire arms exclusively permitted for the armed forces among other charges. Officials called Treviño a brutal killer who liked to plunge his enemies into containers of burning oil and fuel. As leader of Los Zetas, perhaps Mexico's most feared drug cartel, he's linked to some of the most brutal crimes in Mexico's drug war. Including several in Tamaulipas State including the killing of more than 70 migrants on a remote ranch in 2010. The Zetas are also suspected in the 2011 arson attack on a Monterrey casino that left 52 people dead. As well as the killing of US immigration agent Jaime Zabata. The US, had offered a $ 5 million reward for Treviño's capture. Mexico pays more than $ 2 million. The man, known as Zeta 40, is the highest profile drug lord arrested since president Enrique Peña Nieto took office in December. 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