Finally captured: Mexico's most-wanted drug lord who 'stewed' his enemies alive in burning oil and beheaded hundreds

Miguel Angel Trevino Morales known as ‘Z-40’ (top) was caught in Nuevo Laredo by Mexican Marines. He had $2 Million cash on him at the time of arrest. He is known to be behind numerous brutal massacres, including the slaughter of 72 migrants in 2010 (bottom left) and massacre of 192 in 2011. He's reputed to be exceptionally dangerous and violent - his trademark execution method was the 'guiso' or ‘stew’, in which enemies would be stuffed into 55-gallon drums and burned alive. The Zetas have spread terror through Mexico in the brutal drug war as they've made their name by displaying bodies of their murdered victims throughout the country. Trevino Morales's capture is thought to be the first major blow against organized crime by President Enrique Pena Nieto, whose campaign promised to drive down crime figures
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