A DEA Tip Caught Cartel Boss 'R2.' Here Is Why the Jalisco Arrest Matters North of the Border.

Mexican forces captured an alleged Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell leader in a Guadalajara suburb on Sunday using intelligence shared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He faces a U.S. extradition warrant. The case shows what cooperation with Mexico can deliver.

By Clara Hughes

Mexican authorities on Sunday arrested Rafael Álvarez, alias "R2," the alleged head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel's "Los Rs" cell, in Zapopan, in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Al Jazeera reported, citing AFP and Reuters. According to Mexico's Navy, the operation came as a result of intelligence shared by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Álvarez was wounded in a shootout during the arrest and is receiving medical care, Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said. Nineteen other people were captured.