Mexico arrests top drug cartel figure

Security forces in Mexico arrested the alleged number two in a major drug cartel Thursday in a military sweep in Guadalajara, the country's second largest city, an official said.The official, who asked not to be identified, identified the suspect as Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, the son of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel and considered the group's number two.Backed by a helicopter, dozens of soldiers sealed streets and raided properties in the Zapopan section of Guadalajara, a city of 4.4 million people in western Mexico.In apparent response, armed men set fire to at least three vehicles -- two buses and a milk truck -- in the south of the city, officials said."It's an operation against organized crime, an investigation we've been conducting. We have some people detained," a military commander who requested anonymity told AFP.The cartel operates in the state of Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the capital. The neighboring state of Michoacan has been the scene of an unfolding showdown between the government, vigilante groups, and the Knights Templar cartel.