Rodolfo López Ibarra, known as 'El Nito Amavizca', was arrested in the northern state of Sonora on December 27
According to the authorities, the attacks are linked to rival drug gangs, one of them a cell of the Beltrán Leyva cartel, fighting for the control of the port
Se les señala de distribuir droga en Acapulco y de homicidos; fueron capturados por gendarmes
The wife of jailed drug lord Héctor Beltrán Leyva, Clara Elena Laborín Archuleta was one of the main sources of violence in Sonora and Guerrero.
Chocan el Cártel de Sinaloa y los Beltrán Leyva; conflicto se agudiza tras comicios del 5 de junio
The upsurge in killings has made Acapulco one of Mexico's most violent places, scaring away what international tourism remained.
Edgar Valdez Villareal was a top lieutenant and hit man for Arturo Beltrán Leyva and also led a group of killers responsible for murders carried out by the drug trafficking organization.
“El Cochi”, as the criminal is known, was taken along with seven other people to the Assistant Attorney General's Office for Special Investigations on Organized Crime (SEIDO).
Martín Villegas, 38, is accused of smuggling cocaine from Central and South America to the United States.