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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Times of India

Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Caro Quintero was arrested after a search dog named "Max" found him hiding in bush in the town of San Simon in Sinaloa state during a joint operation by the navy and Attorney General's Office, a navy statement said. The site was in the mountains near Sinaloa's border with the northern border state of Chihuahua.

30 days ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Mexican drugs lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrested

Rafael Caro Quintero is accused of torturing and murdering a US drug enforcement agent in 1985.

30 days ago·United Kingdom

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Reuters

Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrested in Mexico

Mexican authorities captured Rafael Caro Quintero, one of the country's most wanted drug lords accused of orchestrating the 1985 murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, two sources told Reuters on Friday.

30 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

‘Narco of narcos’: drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero arrested in Mexico

Co-founder of Guadalajara cartel was one of FBI’s top 10 most wanted fugitives after being freed from prison in 2013

30 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

U.S. to seek immediate extradition of captured Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Mexico's navy has captured drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of murdering a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in 1985, in a law enforcement coup that also saw the crash of a helicopter used in the mission, leaving 14 military personnel dead.

30 days ago·Canada

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CTV News

Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison.

30 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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