The eldest member of one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug charges, ending a case nearly 30 years old. Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix – one of seven brothers who allegedly ran the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix cartel – admitted that he sold 200 grams, about a half-pound, of cocaine to an undercover officer at a San Diego motel in 1980. Prosecutors have yet to set a sentencing date. Arellano Felix, 57, faces up to 30 years in prison. The Arellano-Felix organization – which has operations in Tijuana, Los Angeles and San Diego – imported tons...
Mexican authorities Saturday captured a senior member of one of Mexico's largest and most violent drug cartels, a group that typically laundered hundreds of millions of dollars a year, according to investigators.
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