Mexico Says US Intelligence Aided in Capture of Cartel Boss

Omar Garcia Harfuch, Mexico’s security minister, with President Claudia Sheinbaum — Omar Garcia Harfuch, Mexico’s security minister, with President Claudia SheinbaumPhotographer: Fred Ramos/Bloomberg

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By Alex Vasquez and Gonzalo Soto

April 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC

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Mexico leaned on US intelligence to arrest an alleged cartel boss with a $5 million bounty on his head, although officials stressed that no foreign agents were on the ground for the operation.