Accused drug kingpin faces new charges
The suspected kingpin of one of Mexico’s oldest and most notorious drug cartels ordered the murder of Tijuana’s deputy police chief and the beheadings of three police officers, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday. Francisco Javier Arellano Felix, 37, would be eligible for the death penalty if convicted on a count of running a criminal enterprise, part of the new seven-count indictment. The killings were included as evidence of the criminal enterprise that authorities say extended into the United States. Full Story