Carlos Rosales, "El Tísico", is among a group of people found dead this morning.
Between 2006 and August 2015, 1,323 drug laboratories were seized in Mexico.
The detainees are accused of the kidnapping of 29 people.
According to the latest report from the Attorney General's Office (PGR) nine cartels operate in Mexico: Sinaloa, Jalisco New Generation, Los Zetas, Gulf, Tijuana, Beltrán Leyva, Juárez, Familia Michoacana and Knights Templar.