Mexican cartel leader who faked own death to "live a life of luxury" in U.S. is arrested in California, feds say

A high-ranking Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death to "live a life of luxury" in California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, U.S. officials said Thursday. 

Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa was arrested in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, the Justice Department said in a statement.

Gutierrez-Ochoa is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, 58, also known as "El Mencho," the leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, which the officials described as "one of the world's most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations."