CBS News/ August 17, 2013, 6:04 PM

Mario Ramirez-Trevino, Mexico's Gulf Cartel leader, in custody, law enforcement sources say


Mario Ramirez-Trevino, the head of Mexico's Gulf Cartel, is seen in this undated picture from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

A top drug cartel figure wanted by the U.S. government since 2008 was arrested Saturday in Mexico, CBS News reports.

Two law enforcement sources told CBS News that Mario Ramirez-Trevino, also known as Mario Pelon, was captured Saturday morning by Mexican authorities. Ramirez-Trevino is the head of Mexico's Gulf Cartel.

The arrest took place at Ramirez-Trevino's house in northern Mexico between Rio Bravo and Reynosa near Mexico's border with Texas.

Ramirez-Trevino, 51, was charged in a 2008 federal indictment on multiple drug violations. The State Department had been offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.

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