Formal prison for cartel head from Baja California

The Assistant Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime (SEIDO) in Mexico City obtained a formal prison order against Gabriel Ayala Fonseca, "El Tres Animales" (The Three animals), who is reportedly the head of the Arellano Félix cartel in Ensenada, Baja California.

Ayala Fonseca in currently in the El Altiplano federal prison, in the State of Mexico, and he is facing charges of drug trafficking and the possession of military-grade weapons.

He was arrested in the state of Baja California by the Army and the state police last May 19.

The suspect is also linked to various homicides in that region.