Mexico's Navy arrested infamous drug mafia 'Quintero', plotted to kill US DEA agent, name also rose in drug smuggling
Mexico's Attorney General's Office said in a statement on Friday that Quintero had been arrested for extradition. He will be kept in the high-security Altiplano prison, located about 50 miles west of Mexico City.
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The Mexican Navy has achieved great success. The Navy has arrested Rafael Caro Quintero, a notorious accused involved in the murder of a US DEA agent. Quintero is accused of brutally killing US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Camarena in 1985. The Mexican Navy arrested Quintero on Friday. The Navy and the Attorney General's Office discovered Caro Quintero during a joint operation. Raphael was discovered by a 'search dog' named Max while he was hiding in the city of San Simon, Sinaloa.
Caro Quintero escaped from a Mexican prison twice. A court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and murder of US Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, under which he was released in 2013 after serving 28 years in prison . Although later the Supreme Court decided to uphold his sentence, but by then it was too late. Because Quintero had fled.
Name raised in drug smuggling
Caro Quintero, the former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel, was involved in drug trafficking after his release. Not only this, it also started a bloody mess in Sonora, northern Mexico. Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said he was not interested in detaining drug magnate Quintero. Because he would prefer to avoid violence. It is worth noting that a few days after Lopez Obrador met US President Joe Biden at the White House, Quintero was arrested by the Navy just days after their meeting.
I am told the Rafael Caro Quintero capture op was led by a SEMAR unit, the Mexican equivalent of the Navy SEALs, and occurred in the mountains of northern Sinaloa, in an area that is "very rural, no roads" — Keegan Hamilton (@keegan_hamilton) July 15, 2022
There were two arrest orders against Quintero.
The Mexican Navy also released a video clip after Quintero's arrest. Quintero's face has been blurred in this video. In the video, he can be seen wearing a khaki jacket with a blue shirt and jeans. Mexico's National Arrest Registry reported the arrest of Caro Quintero around Friday afternoon. There were two arrest orders against Quintero, as well as an extradition appeal from the US government. Mexico's Attorney General's Office said in a statement on Friday that Quintero had been arrested for extradition. He will be kept in the high-security Altiplano prison, located about 50 miles west of Mexico City.
