Police : José Antonio García Hernandez says he targeted police , officials , rivals . Mexico City ( CNN ) -- A suspected leader of the Juarez drug cartel told authorities he had ordered the deaths of about 1,500 people , a Mexican federal police official said Sunday . Acosta has been a reputed top leader in La Linea , the armed branch of the Juarez drug cartel . Mexican police say they worked with the DEA to capture him . Federal police linked him to some of the most notorious violence in Juarez .
Police : José Antonio García Hernandez says he targeted police , officials , rivals . Acosta has been a reputed top leader in La Linea , the armed branch of the Juarez drug cartel . Mexican police say they worked with the DEA to capture him . Federal police linked him to some of the most notorious violence in Juarez .