"How did you know it was me?" El Betito asked agents upon his arrest

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat material from La Silla Rota 

“I’m a pendejo”, is the reaction Betito expressed when being captured

“How did you know it was me?”, was the question that “El Betito had for agents of the Anti-Drug Division who arrested him on August 8^th, according to El Universal’s Hector de Mauleon.

The leader of  La Unión de Tepito was surprised that he was arrested, after 9 months of searching by federal agents.  He is accused of drug trafficking, extortion, robbery, kidnapping and money laundering.

He went to extremes to not be easily recognized; he lost 62 pounds after gastric bypass surgery, and underwent hair transplanting.

"I’m a pendejo,” he said.

After being arrested along with his brother José, in the Tlapan delegation, Roberto Moyado Esparza asked; “How did you know it was me?  Look at me I don't look the same.”

Moments before, Jose had attempted to circumvent the arrest, “Run carnal!”, he shouted after a couple of plainclothes agents asked for his ID.  Betito ran but was intercepted by Federal agents of the Special Operations Division, who were in uniform; as they sought to avoid a shootout.

Later, Betito admitted he thought of taking out his weapon.  He was carrying a weapon, 10k USD and several doses of the drug crystal.

In the transfer to the PGR office of the attorney general, the drug trafficker attempted to bribe the officers.