Topic: Benjamin Arellano Felix

Luis Fernando Sanchez Arellano, the leader of the once powerful Tijuana cartel, has been arrested.

The last of a family of brothers who ran a once-powerful drug cartel in Tijuana has been extradited to the United States, federal officials said.

Benjamin Arellano Felix, a reputed leader of the feared Arellano Felix drug cartel was extradited to the United States, Mexican authorities said Friday.

Mexico agreed Wednesday to extradite a leading drug kingpin to the United States where he faces trafficking charges, officials said.

The arrest of Jesus "Big Ears" Quintero Meraz by Mexican authorities over the weekend was seen in the United States as a major success in the ongoing war agains

It has been a good week for President Vicente Fox, even if it is, once again, more to the north of the border than south of it that the applause resounds. A major drug trafficker was caught, delighting Washington.

One of five brothers who reputedly ran one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in Mexico was arrested early Saturday by Mexican auth