LOS ANGELES — One of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives was arrested in Mexico and returned to Los Angeles on Friday night to face charges of murder, kidnapping and rape, U.S. officials said.
Reputed Los Angeles gang member Joe Luis Saenz was taken into custody in Guadalajara late Thursday after a jointoperation with the Mexican government, said Bill Lewis, assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles office.
Investigators said Saenz shot and killed two rival gang members in July 1998 to retaliate for an assault on one of his associates.
Saenz, who is about 37 years old, was believed to be hiding in Mexico, working as an enforcer and hit man for a Mexican drug cartel.
Front Section, Pages 2 on 11/25/2012