‘Cartel Queen’ arrested after kidnapping five victims with gang leader husband

19 January 2023 , 05:49

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Alma Antonia Calderon Garcia has been arrested

The Mexican army have captured an alleged drug runner suspected of kidnapping five victims along with her husband.

Alma Antonia Calderon Garcia has been labelled a 'Cartel Queen', with her husband the leader of one of Mexico's most notorious drug cartels.

She was detained after state and federal authorities launched a joint operation in Michoacan.

Also known as Almilla, she is accused of kidnapping five people along with her husband Lucas Fierros Mora, also known as El Mataguaches.

He is thought to be a high ranking figure in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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The kidnapping victims, all of whom remain missing, were snatched from the village of La Bocanda in December.

Garcia's husband is a leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

They included a 13 year-old child, as well as a 68-year-old farmer, his wife and two farm workers.

Garcia, who was already wanted for a number of crimes, was caught transporting large quantities of methamphetamines at the time of her arrest, The Sun reports.

Her husband is accused of being involved a range of serious crimes including murders, kidnappings, and bomb attacks on military personnel.

Garcia was captured by the Mexican army during a joint operation

Local outlets reported that the Jalisco New Generation Cartel have been looking to use extreme violence to strengthen their position in Michoacan, a coastal state west of Mexico City.

The cartel has been linked to a mass grave found underneath a nightclub dancefloor where 47 sacks containing human remains were found.

The arrest of El Chapo's son Ovidio Guzman, 32, has led to an increase in cartel-related violence in Mexico.

David Clark