Lucio R. Borderland Beat using information from Reforma
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Prado Rodríguez, "Ciclón 7 also known as El Orejón, it was rated as one of 15 priority objectives of the strategy of Tamaulipas security.
The Coordination Group Tamaulipas said Friday members of the Ministry of Defense National arrested in Matamoros Angel Eduardo Prado Rodríguez, head of the Golfo Cartel in this border town and premier leader of CDG’s “Los Ciclones”.
The suspect was the sole objective on that list had not been detained since May 13, 2014.
His arrest was made in a raid shortly after six in the morning today.
His arrest was made in a raid shortly after six in the morning today.
He was transferred to the premises of the Deputy Attorney Specialized Investigation of Organized Crime (SEIDO) in Mexico City, and is expected to be presented later to the media.