Eight suspected 'Zetas' arrested in San Luis Potosi
by Action 4 News Staff
Posted: 11.21.2010 at 12:21 PM


Authorities are reporting that a juvenile and eight suspected members of the Zetas drug cartel are behind bars south of the border in San Luis Potosi.

Mexico's Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) reported it happened while soldiers were out on patrol on Federal Highway 57 outside the city around 5:30 a.m. Saturday.

Soldiers spotted a truck and four SUVs parked along the highway.

When the soldiers went in for a closer look, the convoy tried to flee the scene but was stopped.

Soldiers arrested the juvenile and the following eight men:

• Román Juárez Mendoza, 33 years old, aka “El Chinoâ€