A suspected drug kingpin from Central America arrived in North Texas on Thursday night. Federal authorities have been searching for the individual for more than eight years. The suspect is known in Guatemala by the nicknames "The Iceman" or "El Hielero."
The arrival marks the culmination of a long federal pursuit. The specific details regarding the suspect's legal status, the exact location of the arrival, and the next steps in the judicial process were not provided in the source material.
This development is part of a broader set of local news items reported by cbsnews.com. Other stories from the same feed include the cancellation of an Amber Alert for an 11-year-old girl missing from Grand Prairie.
Additionally, a Texas court rejected a ruling that a woman on death row is innocent in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter, a case that drew bipartisan calls for her release.
In sports, Texas snapped a three-game losing streak with a win, highlighted by home runs from Josh Jung and Corey Seager. The team closed out its home schedule with this victory. Meanwhile, the Republican Midterm Convention is set to begin at the American Airlines Center.
Other local developments include warnings from food banks that the situation regarding hunger is worsening. Dallas nonprofit Hunger Busters has faced scrutiny following an I-Team investigation in January. Furthermore, data indicates that nearly 300 railroad crossings used by school buses in Texas have a history of crashes.
