Mexico captures ‘La Familia’ drug boss

Jose de Jesus Mendez

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – Mexican police captured  the suspected leader of a cult-like drug cartel yesterday in  the latest blow to a gang that was until recently one of the  most notorious in the country.

Federal police arrested La Familia (The Family) boss Jose  de Jesus Mendez, known by his nickname “El Chango,” or “The  Monkey”,