Mexico arrests alleged major leader of Jalisco cartel

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Authorities in Mexico have announced the arrest of an alleged leader in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the country’s two main criminal groups. Rafael Alvarez, alias “R2”, who is suspected of heading CJNG’s “Los Rs” cell, was arrested in an operation in the city of Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, on Sunday, as a result of intelligence shared by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)⁠, according to Mexico’s Navy. “This cell is mainly ⁠linked to extortion, drug trafficking, homicide, illegal deprivation of liberty, kidnapping and attacks against authorities,” Mexico’s Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said. He added that victims of the group’s extortion included “business owners and avocado producers”.