MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican soldiers have detained one of the nation's most-wanted drug cartel lieutenants.

Army Gen. Luis Arturo Oliver says Hector Huerta Rios was detained Tuesday in a suburb of the northern industrial city of Monterrey.

The capture was announced hours before the arrival of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on a two-day visit to Mexico.

Huerta Rios was included on a "most-wanted" list of 24 top traffickers and 13 of their lieutenants that officials published Monday.

Authorities had offered rewards of up to $2 million for the drug lords and up to $1 million for the lieutenants, including Huerta Rios.

It was not clear if a reward was paid in this case.

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