Wednesday, April 6, 2011

M3 Report: Another Zeta arrested in ICE Agents shooting


Citing the Mexican newspaper El Universal, the M3 Report says:

Another Zeta arrested in ICE Agents shooting

MEXICO CITY - Federal Police in San Luis Potosí arrested José Manuel García Soto, aka The Safado , an alleged member of Los Zetas , and connected to the murder of U.S. Agent Jaime Zapata. Through a statement, the Secretariat for Public Security reported that in an operation held on 2 April, five alleged members of Los Zetas were arrested. They also rescued four people who had been kidnapped. Federal agents located a safe house for Los Zetas in the municipality of San Luis Potosí after an investigation. In this place they located García Soto, 30 years old, who was holding a kidnapped person for ransom. After his arrest, Garcia Soto admitted he participated in the attack on the ICE special agents , under the command of Julian Zapata Espinoza, alias “El Piolin”, who was arrested in February. The attack killed agent Jaime Zapata and wounded his partner Victor Ávila.

The SSP added that through this action and follow up questioning, they became aware of the existence of another safe house where others were held captive. In response, officers of the Federal Police moved to the location, in the same city, where they were detained five suspected criminals and secured the release of three kidnapping victims. “By cross-checking information with the Intelligence Center of the Federal Police, it was learned that Garcia Soto was involved in the marketing and handling of drugs and weapons, as well as the planning and execution of kidnappings, car theft and extortion “, said the Secretariat. In addition, it was also involved in the murder of members of rival groups.

The federal agents seized a fragmentation grenade, two assault rifles AR-15, , four AK-47 rifles, 35 AK-47 magazines, 595 rounds of ammunition of various calibers, a 2010 Toyota Tacoma Pick Up without license plates, and a 2009 Toyota Camry . Three radios, eight cell phones, two laptops, a wooden paddle, which used to beat their victims, and two ski masks were also seized.

These arrests were in addition to those of Luis Miguel Rojo Ocejo, alias “El Oso Rojo” and Mario Pérez Jiménez, “The Mayito”, captured on February 27 and March 5 respectively, that are also linked to the attack on agents ICE service.


I guess that means the ATF is going to get some more Gunwalker traces to do. Way to go Melson. Great plan.

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