Mexican authorities say they have arrested the brother of a powerful drug boss who was killed two weeks ago.
The Public Safety Office said in a statement Saturday that Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested Wednesday in the northern state of Sinaloa. He was carrying false identification documents. It is not clear why there has been a delay in the announcement of his detention.
Two weeks ago, his brother Arturo, a wanted drug gang kingpin, was killed in a shootout with the navy's security forces in the city of Cuernavaca, south of Mexico City.
The Beltran Leyva drug cartel, run by five brothers, is one of Mexico's most powerful illegal drug organizations. It is known for its grisly killings and for moving big shipments of marijuana and cocaine into the United States.
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