MEXICO COPS ARREST MAN FOR MASSACRE

MEXICO CITY (AP) Tijuana police have arrested an alleged member of the gang
blamed in the September massacre of 19 people in the Baja California city of
Ensenada, prosecutors said.

Arrested with Hector Flores Esquivias was Cruz Medina Perez, believed to be
the wife of the gang's alleged leader, Arturo Martinez Gonzalez. Police
found one-fifth of an ounce of metamphetamine in the truck the two were
traveling in, prosecutors said Thursday.

When they were stopped, both suspects showed police fake drivers' licenses
under other names. Both were charged with drug possession and falsifying
documents. Flores Esquivias also faces an outstanding warrant related to the
massacre.

On Sept. 17, gunmen rousted from bed an alleged drug trafficker and 18
members of his family, including eight children. They were lined up against
a wall and shot near the Baja beach resort of Ensenada.

Federal prosecutors said the gang of Martinez Gonzalez carried out the
killings to stop one of the victim's marijuana-smuggling operation from
becoming too competitive.

Police say the gang has connections to Ramon Arellano Felix, an alleged drug
trafficker on the FBI's list of 10 most-wanted crime suspects.

Checked-by: Don Beck