Zeta Boss Killed in Nuevo Laredo Shootout

Posted: Mar 5, 2012 7:07 AM
Updated: Mar 5, 2012 7:38 AM

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas, Mexico - The Mexican military says a Zeta leader is now among the dead, after a shootout in Nuevo Laredo. The city is just across the border from Laredo, Texas.

The shootout happened early Wednesday. Authorities say Geraldo Guerra Valdez, also known as "El Guerra", was killed during the gunbattle with army soldiers. A total of 13 suspects were killed.

Guerra had escaped from a prison in 2009.

Officers later found an arsenal of weapons at his home, including a grenade launcher and grenades.

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