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MEXICO CITY — Mexican marines captured a founding member of the Zetas drug cartel Monday, the navy announced.

Marines arrested Raul Lucio Hernandez Lechuga in the city of Cordoba in the state of Veracruz, where the Zetas are fighting for control against a gang allied to the Sinaloa drug cartel, the navy said.

Hernandez, known as “Lucky,” was the leader of the Zetas for the states of Veracruz, Puebla and Oaxaca, it said.

Denver Post wire services

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