Mexico nabs alleged planner of journalist Breach’s killing

At least 10 journalists have been murdered this year in Mexico, one of the world's deadliest for the profession.

By: AP | Mexico City | Published: December 26, 2017 8:33 am

Mexico nabs alleged planner of journalist Breach's killing

In this May 16, 2017, file photo, a woman places a candle in front of pictures of murdered journalists Miroslava Breach, left, and Javier Valdez during a demonstration against the killing of journalists, outside the Interior Ministry in Mexico City. (AP Photo)

Federal police arrested a man early Monday suspected of planning and helping carry out the March murder of Miroslava Breach, one of the highest-profile journalists slain this year amid a wave of such killings in Mexico.

The National Security Commission said in a statement that the 43-year-old suspect was detained along with two others in a morning operation in the town of Bacobampo, Sonora state. It identified him as the presumed head of a criminal gang with a strong presence in parts of Sonora and Chihuahua states.