DRUG TRAFFICKING SUSPECT ARRESTED

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) -- Police have arrested one of Mexico's
most-wanted drug trafficking suspects, a Mexican news agency reported
Saturday.

Jesus Labra, an alleged leader of the Arrellano Felix drug gang, was
captured at noon Saturday on a street in downtown Tijuana in an
operation that involved the Mexican army and federal police, the
Notimex news agency reported.

The Tijuana-based gang is considered by the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency to be one of the largest and most violent operating in Mexico.
One of the Arrellano Felix brothers, Ramon, is on the FBI's Ten Most
Wanted List and federal authorities have offered a $2 million reward
for information leading to his arrest.

Although neither Mexico's attorney general nor the army had made any
comment on Labra's arrest by late Saturday, Notimex reported that
Labra family attorney Gustavo Galvez Reyes confirmed his arrest.

Further details on the arrest and charges were not immediately
available.

In a recent profile of Labra, the Mexico City daily Reforma said he
owned several hotels and nightclubs south of Tijuana and it said he
was a leading figure in the Arrellano Felix gang.

In a separate profile last year, the newspaper said that some
investigators believed Labra had risen to the top of the drug
organization.