Mexican Drug Lord Captured

(Washington) Wanted in the United States and Mexico, drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano-Felix, 37, was arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday while he was deep sea fishing off the Baja California coast. He is the leader of the violent Tijuana-based Arellano-Felix gang, which includes an extended family of seven brothers and four sisters.

From My Way News:

The Arellano-Felix gang is one of the three large Mexican drug cartels, along with the Gulf Cartel and the Federacion. The Arellano-Felix gang is believed to be responsible for the massive, sophisticated drug tunnels discovered last January.

The tunnels ended in a warehouse in Otey Mesa, Calif., just south of San Diego. The DEA says the gang is also responsible for multiple murders and the smuggling of tons of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamines over the last decade.

Federal agents began preparing for the operation 14 months ago after learning that Arellano-Felix was planning to go fishing aboard the vessel off La Paz, Mexico, the law enforcement official said. They enlisted the help of the Coast Guard in mounting the operation.

Francisco Javier Arellano-Felix and his brother Eduardo have $5 million bounties on their heads.