Mexican police and soldiers apprehended Wednesday the notorious Zetas drug cartel leader Omar Trevino Morales, alias 'Z-42,' a federal official said. The official, who was not authorized to be quoted by name due to government policy, said Trevino Morales, 41, was arrested in a pre-dawn raid in San Pedro Garza Garcia, a wealthy suburb of the northern city of Monterrey. The Mexican government had offered a $2million reward for his capture on weapons and organized crime charges. Scroll down for video . Soldiers escort a man identified as Omar Trevino Morales, the leader of the Zetas drug cartel,  in Mexico City . Morales, also known as Z-42 is taken under custody to the Attorney General Office's hangar at the airport . The US Drug Enforcement Administration, which had Morales on its 'Most Wanted' list, had offered a $5million reward for his capture on cocaine-trafficking charges. Trevino may also face charges for several abductions and murders. Trevino's give name is Alejandro, but he has had multiple aliases and nicknames, including 'Omar,' '42' and 'Commandante 42.' The arrest of Morales comes just days after the capture of Servando 'La Tuta' Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug gang, who was the the most wanted capo still at large in Mexico. Morales, pictured emerging from a military plane in Mexico City after being captured in a pre-dawn raid in San Pedro Garza Garcia, a wealthy suburb of the northern city of Monterrey . Soldiers escort a man who authorities identified as Omar Trevino Morales, whose aliases include 'Omar,' '42' and 'Commandante 42' The suspect is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, described as the most bloodthirsty leader of Mexico's most violent organized crime group. Miguel Angel was arrested in July 2013, almost a year after marines killed the Zetas' other biggest leader, Heriberto Lazcano 'El Lazca.' ‘Omar Trevino was the heir to all the Zetas who were going down,’ said Raul Benitez, a security expert at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The Zetas carved a path of brutality, bloodshed and mutilated bodies across northern Mexico during their turf battles with the rival Gulf cartel, claiming upwards of 100,000 lives since 2007. The suspect is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, who is described as the most bloodthirsty leader of Mexico's most violent organized crime group . Morales is one of Mexico's most wanted drug lords and inherited the leadership of the Los Zetas when his brother Miguel Angel 'Z-40' Trevino was arrested in July 2013 . Soldiers take the alleged leader of the Zetas drug cartel to be presented to the press at the Attorney General Office's hangar at the airport in Mexico City . Omar Trevino (left), 41, assumed control of the crime syndicate after the capture of his notoriously violent brother, Miguel Angel Trevino Morales (right) Among the most notorious incidents attributed to Los Zetas are the massacres of dozens of migrant workers, an arson attack on a Monterrey casino in 2011 that killed 52 and the dumping of 49 decapitated bodies near the same city in 2012. Once the flashpoint for the worst of the violence, security in northern Mexico has improved considerably, except for the lawless northeastern border state of Tamaulipas, said Raul Benitez. Founded in the late 1990s by deserters from an elite Mexican army unit, the Zetas initially acted as enforcers for the powerful Gulf cartel, based along the border with Texas and one of the oldest criminal syndicates in Mexico. But the group struck out on its own in early 2010, setting off the most violent phase in Mexico's drug war. Murder epidemic: Soldiers arrive to reinforce an operation in the suburb of Guadalupe in Monterrey October 26, 2009. The Zetas carved a path of brutality, bloodshed and mutilated bodies across northern Mexico during their turf battles with the rival Gulf cartel . Massacre: Gunmen of the Zetas drug cartel attacked the Casino Royale in August 25, 2011 where 54 people were killed in Nuevo Leon's capital Monterrey .
Alejandro 'Omar' Trevino Morales, alias 'Z-42,' was apprehended in suburb of Monterrey, Mexico . Mexican government had offered a $2million reward for his capture on weapons and organized crime charges . US Drug Enforcement Administration had offered a $5million reward for Trevino's arrest on drug-trafficking, murder and abduction charges . Trevino's brother Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, described as the most bloodthirsty Zetas chieftain, was arrested in 2013 .