Captured Teodoro Garcia Simental AKA El Teo or Tres Letras

Mexican authorities early this morning captured Teodoro Garcia Simental, the reputed leader of a brutal criminal gang operating in Baja California that has been fighting for control of the region, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed.Garcia, known as El Teo or Tres Letras, was taken into custody at 5 a.m. in the Baja California Sur capital of La Paz, said Amy Roderick, San Diego spokeswoman for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.Mexican authorities have not yet confirmed the detention, and the precise circumstances of the detention have not been made clear.Garcia is a former member of the Tijuana-based Arellano Félix drug cartel whose break from the organization has led to months of bloody power struggles between the two groups. Garcia’s gang is also believed to be responsible for numerous kidnappings.