Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, known as 'El Diego,' has been arrested in the Mexican city of Chihuahua and is now being held in Mexico City - this man represents one of the most violent gangs in all of Mexico and he has been reported to have admitted that he, personally, ordered the killings of upwards of 1500 people.
From the report at Sky News:
A man suspected of being the leader of one of Mexico's deadliest gangs has admitted ordering 1,500 killings.
There was a $1.2m (£730,000) bounty on offer for the 33-year-old's capture, which came after a gun battle between police and gang members.
Acosta, a former policeman, was paraded in front of the cameras in Mexico City following his arrest in the city of Chihuahua.
It is believed he was behind the attack in which an employee of the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez, her husband and another man were killed last year.
The US has said they want to prosecute Acosta for their deaths and Mexican authorities say they expect to receive an extradition request.
You can see above that the U.S. definitely has a stake in the hide of Acosta but it will be interesting to see if Mexico will honor extradition.
Here's a bit more on how Acosta's La Linea gang fits into the drug cartel picture in Mexico:
La Linea is comprised of hit men and corrupt police officers who work as enforcers for the Juarez cartel, a notorious drug gang.
The Juarez cartel have been involved in a bloody three-year battle with the Sinaloa gang over the city's smuggling corridors.
You can see how Mexico is so messed up when you read that this monster is an ex-policeman and at the same time, you see that his gang is composed partly of corrupt policemen. Hell, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if this guy gets sprung from his jail cell or prison cell before the next few weeks.
Gang Boss 'Behind 1,500 Killings' Arrested
A man suspected of being the leader of one of Mexico's deadliest gangs has admitted ordering 1,500 killings.
Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez, known as 'El Diego,' is believed to be the leader of La Linea gang.
There was a $1.2m (£730,000) bounty on offer for the 33-year-old's capture, which came after a gun battle between police and gang members.
Acosta, a former policeman, was paraded in front of the cameras in Mexico City following his arrest in the city of Chihuahua.
It is believed he was behind the attack in which an employee of the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez, her husband and another man were killed last year.
The US has said they want to prosecute Acosta for their deaths and Mexican authorities say they expect to receive an extradition request.
Police said he also admitted ordering a car bombing and an attack on a birthday party in which 15 people died, most of them teenagers.
La Linea is comprised of hit men and corrupt police officers who work as enforcers for the Juarez cartel, a notorious drug gang.
The Juarez cartel have been involved in a bloody three-year battle with the Sinaloa gang over the city's smuggling corridors.
Juarez, which is close to the border with America, is Mexico's most violent city with more than 3,000 murders last year linked to the drug trade alone.
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