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Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty in 1985 killing of US federal agent

Rafael Caro Quintero pleaded not guilty to charges related to the 1985 murder of U.S. DEA agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena during his arraignment in New York City.
Caro Quintero was expelled from Mexico with 28 other cartel figures amid charges related to drug trafficking and homicide.
U.S. Attorney John Durham stated that the case marks justice for Camarena's family, highlighting the seriousness of drug trafficking and violence related to cartels.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi declared cartels as terrorist groups and committed the Department of Justice to destroy them.

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New York Post

Mexican drug kingpin ‘Narco of Narcos’ faces judge wearing cuffs of DEA agent he tortured, killed in 1985

Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero — aka "Narco of Narcos" — was arraigned Friday in Brooklyn while wearing the handcuffs that belonged to Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, the DEA agent he was convicted of murdering in 1985.

5 hours ago·New York, United States

Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty in a New York court

By Maria Santana and Ana Melgar, CNN en Español Mexican drug traffickers Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes pleaded not guilty to the charges they face in the United States during a hearing Friday in New York. Caro Quintero and Carrillo Fuentes will remain detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), where other high-profile inmates such as Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, Genaro García Luna, Luigi Mangione and Diddy Combs are he…

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Bloomberg

Mexican Druglord Held in 1985 DEA Agent Killing of ‘Narcos’ Fame

The alleged founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel was ordered held without bail in New York after he was sent by Mexico to face US charges tied to the slaying of a US Drug Enforcement Administration agent that was dramatized in the “Narcos” series on Netflix.

6 hours ago·United States

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Courthouse News Service

Mexican cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

6 hours ago·Pasadena, United States

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Barron's

Mexican Cartel Boss Pleads Not Guilty In NY

6 hours ago·New York, United States

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Reuters

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Accused Mexican cartel boss Caro Quintero pleads not guilty to US drug charges

Rafael Caro Quintero, an alleged cartel boss who spent decades in prison in Mexico for the murder of a U.S. drug enforcement agent, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to drug trafficking charges that could result in his execution.

6 hours ago·United Kingdom

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