Official: Suspect in killing of Mexican journalist arrested
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Mexico's interior secretary says federal authorities have arrested the suspected killer of internationally recognized journalist Javier Valdez.
Alfonso Navarrete Prida said via Twitter late Monday that federal agents in a joint operation had just arrested the suspect, but provided no additional details.
Valdez was gunned down in a street in Culiacan in the western state of Sinaloa on May 15, 2017.
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He was known outside Mexico for his deeply nuanced books about the intersection of drug cartels, politicians and other segments of society. Inside Mexico, he was respected as a veteran journalist who generously shared his knowledge and kept readers informed with a regular column in Riodoce, a publication he helped found.
His killing led to a resounding outcry, but the killings of Mexican journalists have continued.