Mexico Captures Cartel Leader in Pena Nieto’s Biggest Bust

Mexican armed forces captured the head of the Zetas cartel, considered the nation’s most violent criminal gang, marking President Enrique Pena Nieto’s first major security achievement since taking office in December.

Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, known as “Z 40,” was taken into custody near the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo by armed forces who intercepted his pickup truck with a helicopter, Deputy Interior Minister Eduardo Sanchez told reporters last night. Trevino, 40, was unharmed. He was detained by marines with a bodyguard and another man who appeared to be in charge of cartel finances, Sanchez said. Eight weapons and $2 million were seized during the operation.