Mexican authorities arrest man known as “King of Heroin”

Mexico’s ‘King of Heroin’ busted

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities say they have arrested a major drug trafficker known as the “King of Heroin” for the massive amounts of drugs he moved into the U.S. each year.

Police say that Jose Antonio Medina, nicknamed “Don Pepe,” was arrested in the western Mexican state of Michoacan on Wednesday.

Ramon Pequeno is head of the anti-narcotics division for Mexico’s federal police. He said Thursday that Medina worked for the La Familia cartel running a complex smuggling operation that hauled 440 pounds (200 kilograms) of heroin each month across the border and into Southern California.