Thread: Top Drug Trafficker Arrested at Mexico City Airport

Alleged Top Drug Trafficker Arrested at Mexico City Airport

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 1:56 PM Updated: Dec 28, 2011 2:08 PM

MEXICO CITY - A suspected collaborator for Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is behind bars.

Mexican authorities arrested Luis Rodriguez Olivera, also known as "El Guero," at Mexico City's airport yesterday.

Rodriguez is considered a top drug trafficker and led a group of criminals known as "The Gueritos."

Authorities say for nearly 10 years, he worked with Guzman to traffic and import cocaine into the U.S. The U.S. had offered a five million dollar reward for his capture.

This is the second major arrest linked to "El Chapo" in less than a week. The Mexican army arrested Felipe Cabrera Sarabia last Friday. He was "El Chapo's" personal bodyguard.

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Head of 'Blondies' cartel arrested in Mexico City

Dec. 28, 2011 11:38 AM
MEXICO CITY -- Federal police say one of the United States' most-wanted drug traffickers has been arrested at Mexico City's airport.

U.S. authorities offered a reward of up to $5 million for Luis Rodriguez Olivera, or "Whitey." Olivera and his brother Esteban are accused of smuggling tons of cocaine and methamphetamine into Europe and the U.S.
Luis Olivera was indicted in U.S. federal court in 2009 on cocaine-smuggling conspiracy and related charges. Federal police said in a statement that the 39-year-old, red-haired suspect was arrested Tuesday.
His gang was known as "The Blondies." Authorities say it formed temporary allegiances with bigger Mexican cartels, including the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas and the Gulf Cartel.


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