Edgar Huerta was arrested last year with his girlfriend . Nationwide , there have been some 35,000 drug-related deaths since President Felipe Calderon began a crackdown on the cartels in December 2006 , the Mexican government says . Authorities say he confessed to directing the kidnappings of 10 migrants Thursday . He reportedly told authorities he had killed more than 70 people . Edgar Huerta is accused of belonging to the Zetas drug cartel .
Edgar Huerta was arrested last year with his girlfriend . Authorities say he confessed to directing the kidnappings of 10 migrants Thursday . He reportedly told authorities he had killed more than 70 people . Edgar Huerta is accused of belonging to the Zetas drug cartel .