ALLEGED DRUG CARTEL BOSS SURRENDERS

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) -- A man described as a lieutenant in a Mexican
drug-trafficking cartel unexpectedly crossed the border and surrendered to
U.S. law-enforcement officials in Texas.

Juan Manuel La Brocha Garza Rendon, who entered the United States on
Wednesday, was the subject of a U.S. manhunt targeting leaders of the Gulf
Cartel.

"I would say it was a surprise," Rosalie Savage, spokeswoman for the FBI
office in McAllen, Texas, told The Brownsville Herald in a report for
Thursday's editions.

Garza, a 48-year-old Mexican citizen, was wanted on charges that included
assaulting a federal officer and possession with intent to distribute more
than a ton of marijuana, according to federal documents. He was being held
without bond.

Garza faces a possible 40-year prison term and a $2 million fine for each
of two drug counts, and up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for
each of three assault charges.

Garza was one of three alleged cartel leaders named in an indictment
unsealed last December in Brownsville. The cartel is based in Matamoros,
Mexico, just across the border from Brownsville.