Alleged leader of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped and killed Americans, is captured in Mexico

Mexican marines detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them in March 2023.

The public safety department of the border state of Tamaulipas said the suspect was arrested in the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon, and identified him as "La Kena."

That was the nickname the state previously listed on a Tamaulipas wanted poster for José Alberto García Vilano in 2022. Mexico's national arrest registry said García Vilano was taken into custody on Thursday.