EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Mexican authorities say they arrested a Tren de Aragua leader who ran sex-trafficking and kidnapping rings in three states, distributed drugs and is a suspect in several femicides.

Mexico City police backed by soldiers and National Guard members apprehended Nelson Arturo Echezuruia Alcantara, aka “Nelson,” and two alleged accomplices in possession of drugs, Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said on Tuesday.

The men carried 44 small bags of crystal methamphetamine, 18 meth “rocks” and marijuana; a records check revealed that Echezuruia, 29, had arrest warrants on charges of organized criminal activities including human and drug trafficking, the Public Safety Ministry said in a statement.

Echezuruia, Lucas Alberto Vielma Rojas, 37, and Marcos Gab

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