Mexican cartel boss captured

Mexican officials said marines have captured one of mexicos most wanted drug lords jorge eduardo Costillo. Costilla a suspected Gulf cartel leader was detained in the northern state of Tamaulipas they said. His capture follows the arrest last week of the suspected head of a rival Gulf faction Mario Cardenas Guillen.The Gulf cartel has been engaged in a bloody battle with the Zetas drug gang for trafficking routes into the US. A Mexican navy statement said a man identifying himself as Jorge Costilla Sanchez was arrested on Wednesday in Tampico in Tamaulipas. The navy said more details would be told early on Thursday.  Costilla known as El Coss is wanted by both the Mexican and US authorities. He is on the Mexican governments list of the 37 most wanted drug lords with a reward of more than $2 million offered for information leading to his capture. More than 20 of the men on the list which was put up in  2009 have been killed or captured.Mr Costilla who had been a local police officer in the city of Matamoros joined the Gulf cartel in the early 90s.