JUAREZ, MEXICO (KBTX) - A cartel leader accused of illegal cesarean procedures to harvest organs and sell newborn babies has been arrested.

According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Counterterrorism Center provided intelligence that supported an operation between the U.S. and Mexico to disrupt an infant trafficking network.

Officials say Martha Alicia Mendez Aguilar, also known as “La Diabla,” was the leader of that network and affiliated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). A press release from ODNI says Aguilar was arrested on September 2nd in Juarez, Mexico.

“The joint operation, executed by Mexican law enforcement officers, disrupted an infant trafficking network led by “La Diabla,” that lured pregnant women to remote locations, perfo

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