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Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

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Rafael Caro Quintero walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison. A court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of a U.S. DEA agent. He had since returned to drug trafficking and unleashed bloody turf battles.

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The New Daily

Strike team captures infamous Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted for the torture and murder of a US anti-narcotics agent in 1985, has been arrested in Mexico.

3 years ago·Australia

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UPI

U.S. will seek 'immediate extradition' of captured drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero

The United States will seek the "immediate extradition" of Rafael Caro-Quintero after he was captured by Mexican forces, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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CNN

Mexico arrests drug lord wanted by US

Rafael Caro Quintero, a drug lord on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, was detained in an operation that ended in tragedy when 14 Marines who assisted in his capture were killed in a helicopter crash, Mexican Navy officials said. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Blaze

Blackhawk helicopter crashes during Mexican operation that captured Rafael Caro Quintero, drug lord wanted for murder of DEA agent that was dramatized in 'Narcos' show

A deadly operation in Mexico ended with 14 people dead and the capture of the notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero. Caro Quintero, 69, was apprehended by Mexican authorities in the northern state of Sinaloa. The infamous drug kingpin was hiding in the brush in the town of San Simon, but was snif...

3 years ago·United States

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The Daily Caller

Mexico Nabs Infamous Drug Lord Wanted For Decades For Killing DEA Agent

Mexican authorities captured and arrested the drug lord responsible for the infamous killing of Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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abc 7 News

Mexico captures infamous drug lord as 14 killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash

A notorious drug lord on the FBI's 10 most wanted list was detained on Friday in an operation that ended in tragedy when 14 Marines who assisted in his capture were killed in a helicopter crash, Mexican Navy officials said.

3 years ago·San Francisco, United States

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