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Mexican marines capture alleged drug lord El Grande

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New blow to drug cartels as marines arrest three suspects including apparent gang leader Sergio Villarreal Barragán

Mexican marines captured Sergio Villarreal Barragán, an alleged leader of the embattled Beltrán Leyva cartel and one of the country's most-wanted fugitives, in a raid yesterday in the central state of Puebla, the authorities said.

The alleged capo known as El Grande did not put up any resistance when arrested along with two others as they left a residence in Puebla city, according to security spokesman Alejandro Poire. The raid involved 30 navy marines, five vehicles and a helicopter.
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