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...This is an arrest that no one had thought was possible," U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration czar Asa Hutchinson exulted when he got word of the capture of Tijuana Cartel kingpin Benjamin Arellano-Felix. "No one has come close to the power, violence and dominance that family has had in the last decade and a half...
...Arellano-Felix, generally thought to be the world's most powerful drug lord, was finally brought down by a Mexican military special operations unit, which surrounded him at about 1am Saturday outside a residence in Puebla, about 30 miles from Mexico City, and took him into custody without a shot. Also arrested was a henchman, Manuel Martinez. Inside the house, Hutchinson said, the Mexican authorities found a shrine with burning candles and a snapshot of Benjamin's younger brother Ramon, one of the FBI's ten most-wanted fugitives, whose enthusiasm for torture and mass murder did much to consolidate...
...visit his Mexican counterpart on March 20. Laying groundwork for that visit, Hutchinson went to Mexico two weeks ago to meet with Attorney General Macedo and other top officials. There, he says, he reemphasize that the Bush administration placed top priority on the capture of Benjamin and Ramon Arellano Felix, who are indicted for drug trafficking in San Diego and who are believed to be the leading suppliers of cocaine to the U.S. market...
...Hutchinson wants Arellano-Felix extradited to the U.S. to face trial. He acknowledges that the government of President Vicente Fox can't achieve this quickly, as the case must pass through Mexican judicial system, which has been loathe to extradite Mexican nationals. But, he adds, "I know of no extraordinary hurdle" that would stand in the way of eventual extradition. The Mexican government might actually wish to rid itself of Benjamin Arellano-Felix, who has commanded a sizable private army of heavily armed loyalists. At present, says Hutchinson, he is being held in a Mexican military compound rather than...
...With the demise of the two most potent of the Arellano-Felix brothers, the rich Tijuana "plaza," as the drug smuggling corridor is known, is up for grabs, and there will almost surely be a gang war for control, "I'm sure there will be different groups trying to step up to the plate trying to take over this area," says Hutchinson, "but this gives a window of opportunity for the law to reclaim this territory...