Zeta 42 Arrested In Nuevo León By Mexican Feds

Zeta 42 was one of the main leaders of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas operating in the states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A. 

March 4, 2015

Nuevo León, Mexico - On Wednesday, Mexican military and the Federal Police arrested Alejandro Oscar Omar Treviño Morales, 41, aka, "Z-42," one of the main top leaders of the Zeta Cartel around 4:00 a.m. in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García, according to feds. He was wanted for murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking, organized crime, extortion, using military weapons and money laundering.

The Mexican government had offered $30M pesos ($2.3M U.S.) for information leading to the arrest of Z-42 and the U.S. had offered $5M for his arrest.