Monte Alejandro Rubido, National Security Commissioner confirmed the arrest of Oscar Omar Treviño Morales, also known as 'Z-42', leader of the Zetas drug cartel.

At a press conference from the PGR hangar, Rubido said that the arrest of the Zetas leader was conducted in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, without a single shot fired. 

Treviño Morales, 38, from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas was one of the most wanted criminals in the country.

He is involved in the attacks on diplomatic agencies in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, the fire at Casino Royale, and the kidnapping and murder of migrants in San Fernando Tamaulipas.

The detainee operated in Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras in Coahuila and Anáhuac, Nuevo León.

Treviño traveled with a small group of security to go unnoticed. The operation was carried out at pre-dawn to avoid a confrontation, Rubido said.

The arrest took place after three o'clock, when the target was about to enter his home located at Paseo de Coyatina street number 514, Fuentes del Valle neighborhood.