Ex-Mexico goalkeeper arrested
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January 9, 2012, Monday
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MEXICO arrested former international goalkeeper Omar Ortiz on suspicion of working for a gang of kidnappers, fanning concerns about lawlessness plaguing the United States' southern neighbor.
The 35-year-old Ortiz admitted helping to pick out two rich victims for the kidnappers, said Jorge Domene, security spokesman for the state of Nuevo Leon.
The gang, which belongs to a drug cartel, sought an average of 1 million pesos (US$73,000) per victim, of which Ortiz received a cut of more than 100,000 pesos.
Sporting his trademark goatee beard, Ortiz looked impassive as masked soldiers paraded him and three other suspects in Nuevo Leon state capital Monterrey, a city that has increasingly come under attack by organized crime.
Domene said the gang operated by selecting victims at social gatherings, who were then snatched and ransomed.
Ortiz's gang is suspected of over 20 kidnappings, among them the 2011 abduction of the husband of Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.
The 35-year-old Ortiz admitted helping to pick out two rich victims for the kidnappers, said Jorge Domene, security spokesman for the state of Nuevo Leon.
The gang, which belongs to a drug cartel, sought an average of 1 million pesos (US$73,000) per victim, of which Ortiz received a cut of more than 100,000 pesos.
Sporting his trademark goatee beard, Ortiz looked impassive as masked soldiers paraded him and three other suspects in Nuevo Leon state capital Monterrey, a city that has increasingly come under attack by organized crime.
Domene said the gang operated by selecting victims at social gatherings, who were then snatched and ransomed.
Ortiz's gang is suspected of over 20 kidnappings, among them the 2011 abduction of the husband of Mexican pop star Gloria Trevi.
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