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墨西哥海军擒获贩毒集团首领科斯蒂亚 Drug Lord Costilla Captured by Mexican Navy

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13 September, 2012

墨西哥海军说，他们已经抓获墨西哥最臭名昭著的贩毒集团首领之一科斯蒂亚。科斯蒂亚在墨西哥东北部的塔毛利帕斯州就擒。

科斯蒂亚又名“艾尔-科斯”，他于上世纪90年代加入“海湾”贩毒集团，当时该集团的首脑是奥西尔。奥西尔2003年被逮捕后，科斯蒂亚仍然留在“海湾”贩毒集团。奥西尔的兄弟同墨西哥军队枪战时被击毙后，科斯蒂亚于2010年开始控制“海湾”贩毒集团。

墨西哥当局曾悬赏220万美元捉拿科斯蒂亚，美国国务院另提供悬赏550万美元。


The Mexican Navy says its forces have captured one of the country's most notorious drug cartel leaders. Costilla was arrested Wednesday in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas.

Costilla, also known as "El Coss," joined the Gulf Cartel in the 1990s when it was run by Osiel.  Costilla remained with the cartel after Osiel was arrested in 2003, and assumed control in 2010 after Osiel's brother was killed in a shootout with Mexican troops.   

Mexican authorities had offered a $2.2 million award for his Costilla's arrest, with the U.S. State Department offering an additional $5.5 million bounty.