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La Kena: Notorious Mexican cartel leader captured

BBC

By George Wright

January 19, 2024

The leader of a faction of the notorious Gulf Cartel in Mexico has been arrested, local media reports.

José Alberto García Vilano, also known as La Kena or Ciclon 19, allegedly leads the violent Los Ciclones cell.

His group is accused of kidnapping four US citizens in March last year, killing two of them.

Vilano was reportedly captured in a shopping plaza in the city of Monterrey, after information about his whereabouts was leaked to officials.

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