Alleged Drug Kingpin Arrested at U.S. Request
Mexican agents arrested a Guatemalan described by U.S. authorities as Central America’s most wanted drug smuggler. Otto Herrera, a 39-year-old trucking company boss, did not resist when federal authorities seized him at Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport, Atty. Gen. Rafael Macedo de la Concha said.
Mexico made the arrest at the request of U.S. authorities, who had offered a $5-million reward. Authorities accuse Herrera of building a gang that used planes, speedboats and trucks to move Colombian cocaine to the U.S.
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