Feds: Fugitive Latin Kings Leader Captured in Mexico
Last Edited: Monday, 05 Jan 2009, 2:13 PM CST
Created: Monday, 05 Jan 2009, 2:13 PM CST
Arrest

A leader of Chicago’s Latin Kings street gang, the subject of an international manhunt after fleeing the area following a massive investigation into the gang’s leadership in September, has been arrested in Mexico.


Vicente Garcia, 30, was charged in a criminal complaint on Sept. 24, 2008, with violating federal drug and firearm laws, according to an FBI release.

The charge was part of “Operation Padilla,â€