Cartel-linked baby trafficking leader ‘La Diabla’ arrested in Juarez

CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Counterterrorism Center announced the arrest of Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, known as “La Diabla,” a leader in a baby trafficking network affiliated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

The arrest took place in Juarez, Mexico, on Sept. 2, as part of a joint U.S.-Mexican interagency operation.

The operation, executed by Mexican law enforcement, disrupted a network that lured pregnant women to remote locations, performed illegal cesarean procedures, and sold the newborns to U.S. couples for up to 250,000 pesos…

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