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- Rafael Caro Quintero, a Mexican drug kingpin, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, with over 100 law enforcement officials present.
- Caro Quintero is accused of orchestrating the kidnapping, torture, and murder of DEA agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena in 1985, for which he previously served 28 years in a Mexican prison.
- He faces a mandatory life sentence or the death penalty if convicted, following his prior conviction for the murder of DEA agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena.
- U.S. authorities confirmed Quintero's extradition from Mexico this week, coinciding with efforts against cartel violence.
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He was the number one bad guy in the minds of many Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. Maybe worse than Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. Or even Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar (1949-1993). His name may not be well-known, but Rafael Caro Quintero is hated by DEA agents because of his role in the torture and murder of one of their own, DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. La Voz Chicago WhatsAppFind more news on our WhatsApp channel. Follow us.…
Accused Drug Lord Pleads Not Guilty
(New York, NY) – A notorious Mexican drug lord was arraigned on Friday in Brooklyn Federal Court. Rafael Caro Quintero, was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons charges. He is allegedly behind the 1985 killing of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Camarena was notably the first DEA agent killed on Mexican soil. The handcuffs used to transport Caro Quintero had the “Camarena” engraved into them and a DEA agent was allowed to join U.S Ma…
By Esteban Campanela, CNN en Español Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was an undercover DEA agent who had settled with his wife and three children in Mexico. His goal was to imprison the leaders of the emerging cartels and stop the flow of drugs reaching the United States. In 1985, he was tortured and killed in Guadalajara by the cartel led by Rafael Caro Quintero. Among the belongings his family inherited were handcuffs that the agent had used during hi…
Rafael Caro Quintero is an inescapable figure in the history of drug trafficking in Mexico . He is the only boss, of whom there is official record, who was able to kidnap, torture and finally execute a DEA agent. Since that episode, in 1985, Caro Quintero has been a figure of permanent tension between Mexico and the United States. Known as «narco de narcos», Caro Quintero was the founder of the Guadalajara Cartel in turn would be the first Mexic…
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