Drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in Mexico
GlobalPost joins the Mexican army on the front lines as it tracks down drug cartels.
News DeskDecember 17, 2009 10:42Updated May 30, 2010 12:16
GlobalPost joins the Mexican army on the front lines as it tracks down drug cartels.
Navy special forces stand guard during a navy operation in Cuernavaca, in the Mexican state of Morelos, Dec. 16, 2009. Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, was killed in a shoot out with state security forces during the same operation on Wednesday, the navy said. (Margarito Perez/Reuters)
SINALOA, Mexico — One of Mexico's most wanted drug lords was killed Wednesday in a gun battle with Mexican security forces.
Arturo Beltran Leyva — who called himself the "boss of bosses" — headed a powerful cartel based on the Pacific Coast. The government had offered a $2.4-million reward for his capture.
GlobalPost had a rare opportunity to join the 94th battallion of the Mexican army to see its work fighting the drug cartels. Watch as the army locates a marijuana field in the Sierra Madre mountains and sets up impromtu checkpoints during an urban operation.
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