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Mexico crime: Mexican police seize alleged oil theft crime boss The Sledgehammer
Source: BBC
Mexico crime: Mexican police seize alleged oil theft crime boss The Sledgehammer
3 August 2020
Mexican security forces have seized the head of a criminal gang specialising in stealing fuel from pipelines in the central state of Guanajuato.
José Antonio Yépez, better-known as El Marro - or The Sledgehammer - was one of the most wanted men in the country.
Mexican police had been closing in on him in recent months and had taken his mother and sister into custody.
Their arrests prompted him to release a bizarre, tearful video last month, declaring war on the security forces.
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The 40-year-old allegedly heads the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, which has been engaged in a turf war with other criminal organisations, including the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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3 August 2020
Mexican security forces have seized the head of a criminal gang specialising in stealing fuel from pipelines in the central state of Guanajuato.
José Antonio Yépez, better-known as El Marro - or The Sledgehammer - was one of the most wanted men in the country.
Mexican police had been closing in on him in recent months and had taken his mother and sister into custody.
Their arrests prompted him to release a bizarre, tearful video last month, declaring war on the security forces.
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The 40-year-old allegedly heads the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, which has been engaged in a turf war with other criminal organisations, including the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53632616
Security forces showed off their captive (EPA)
