Mexican police and soldiers apprehended Wednesday the notorious Zetas drug cartel leader Omar Trevino Morales , alias ' Z-42 , ' a federal official said . The official , who was not authorized to be quoted by name due to government policy , said Trevino Morales , 41 , was arrested in a pre-dawn raid in San Pedro Garza Garcia , a wealthy suburb of the northern city of Monterrey . The Mexican government had offered a $ 2million reward for his capture on weapons and organized crime charges . Scroll down for video . Soldiers escort a man identified as Omar Trevino Morales , the leader of the Zetas drug cartel , in Mexico City . Morales , also known as Z-42 is taken under custody to the Attorney General Office 's hangar at the airport . The US Drug Enforcement Administration , which had Morales on its 'Most Wanted ' list , had offered a $ 5million reward for his capture on cocaine-trafficking charges . Trevino may also face charges for several abductions and murders . Trevino 's give name is Alejandro , but he has had multiple aliases and nicknames , including 'Omar , ' '42 ' and 'Commandante 42 . ' The arrest of Morales comes just days after the capture of Servando 'La Tuta ' Gomez , leader of the Knights Templar drug gang , who was the the most wanted capo still at large in Mexico . Morales , pictured emerging from a military plane in Mexico City after being captured in a pre-dawn raid in San Pedro Garza Garcia , a wealthy suburb of the northern city of Monterrey . Soldiers escort a man who authorities identified as Omar Trevino Morales , whose aliases include 'Omar , ' '42 ' and 'Commandante 42 ' The suspect is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales , described as the most bloodthirsty leader of Mexico 's most violent organized crime group . Miguel Angel was arrested in July 2013 , almost a year after marines killed the Zetas ' other biggest leader , Heriberto Lazcano 'El Lazca . ' ‘ Omar Trevino was the heir to all the Zetas who were going down , ’ said Raul Benitez , a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico . The Zetas carved a path of brutality , bloodshed and mutilated bodies across northern Mexico during their turf battles with the rival Gulf cartel , claiming upwards of 100,000 lives since 2007 . The suspect is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales , who is described as the most bloodthirsty leader of Mexico 's most violent organized crime group . Morales is one of Mexico 's most wanted drug lords and inherited the leadership of the Los Zetas when his brother Miguel Angel ' Z-40 ' Trevino was arrested in July 2013 . Soldiers take the alleged leader of the Zetas drug cartel to be presented to the press at the Attorney General Office 's hangar at the airport in Mexico City . Omar Trevino ( left ) , 41 , assumed control of the crime syndicate after the capture of his notoriously violent brother , Miguel Angel Trevino Morales ( right ) Among the most notorious incidents attributed to Los Zetas are the massacres of dozens of migrant workers , an arson attack on a Monterrey casino in 2011 that killed 52 and the dumping of 49 decapitated bodies near the same city in 2012 . Once the flashpoint for the worst of the violence , security in northern Mexico has improved considerably , except for the lawless northeastern border state of Tamaulipas , said Raul Benitez . Founded in the late 1990s by deserters from an elite Mexican army unit , the Zetas initially acted as enforcers for the powerful Gulf cartel , based along the border with Texas and one of the oldest criminal syndicates in Mexico . But the group struck out on its own in early 2010 , setting off the most violent phase in Mexico 's drug war . Murder epidemic : Soldiers arrive to reinforce an operation in the suburb of Guadalupe in Monterrey October 26 , 2009 . The Zetas carved a path of brutality , bloodshed and mutilated bodies across northern Mexico during their turf battles with the rival Gulf cartel . Massacre : Gunmen of the Zetas drug cartel attacked the Casino Royale in August 25 , 2011 where 54 people were killed in Nuevo Leon 's capital Monterrey .
Alejandro 'Omar ' Trevino Morales , alias ' Z-42 , ' was apprehended in suburb of Monterrey , Mexico . Mexican government had offered a $ 2million reward for his capture on weapons and organized crime charges . Alejandro had offered a $ 5million reward for Trevino 's arrest on drug-trafficking , murder and abduction charges . Trevino 's brother Miguel Angel Trevino Morales , described as the most bloodthirsty Zetas chieftain , was arrested in 2013 .