US EditionMexico Extradites Drug Lord Caro Quintero and 20 Others to US
- Mexican authorities extradited 29 drug bosses, including Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S., indicating a shift in cooperation with the Trump administration's demands for drug enforcement.
- Caro Quintero is wanted for his role in the 1985 kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, which strained U.S.-Mexico relations.
- Authorities from both nations discussed a security agreement following the extraditions, highlighting ongoing pressure from the Trump administration.
- Trump's administration pressured Mexico to address drug trafficking by deploying National Guard troops to the border and threatening tariffs due to the high levels of drug imports.
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DEA Agent Kiki Camarena Died for Nothing – The Future of Freedom Foundation
In a desperate attempt to placate President Trump in the hope of averting his imposition of a 25 percent tariff on her nation, Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum recently sent a Mexican citizen named Rafael Caro Quintero to Trump. Caro Quintero is alleged to have orchestrated the kidnapping, torture, and execution of a DEA agent named Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. For his part, Trump is claiming that his tariff plan is designed to combat drug carte…
Chicago Tribune
arcamax.comReputed Mexican cartel figure pleads not guilty in Chicago, part of unprecedented prisoner transfer
A reputed high-ranking Mexican cartel figure pleaded not guilty in Chicago on Wednesday to an indictment alleging he conspired to traffic massive quantities of cocaine into the U.S. and launder drug proceeds shipped back to Mexico. Norberto Valencia-González, also known as “Socialitos” or “Socialite,” was extradited to Chicago last week as part of a historic prisoner transfer with Mexico as the administration of President Donald Trump turned up …
Who are the 29 alleged criminals extradited to the US from Mexico?
Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, many accused of murder, and several alleged members of cartels now designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. The accused men were taken from prisons and jails around Mexico on February 27 and flown to the US to face a variety of charges in court, according to the US Department of Justice. Analysts told CNN en Esp…
Caro Quintero: The Notorious Mexican Drug Lord Dubbed "Narco Of Narcos"
Rafael Caro Quintero, dubbed the "Narco of Narcos", was wanted over the kidnap, torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985. Caro Quintero, who has always denied he was behind the killing, had already been arrested in 1985, tried in Mexico and sentenced to 40 years in prison for Cameroon's murder. But in 2013, a Mexican court ordered his release on a legal technicality after he had served 2…
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