UPDATE

Sunday

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, captured by Mexican forces, has been notified that a process to extradite him to the United States for the murder of a DEA agent in 1985 and other crimes is beginning. A Mexican federal official who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to make statements confirmed Sunday to The Associated Press that the notification was made Saturday and took place virtually. Caro Quintero is incarcerated in a high-security prison west of Mexico City. Captured on Friday, he is wanted in the United States for the torture and killing of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985.

Saturday 1:53 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States’ motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt. It offered a $20 million reward for information leading to his capture. There was less certainty about the commitment of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who had made clear his lack of interest in pursuing drug lords. Yet the man allegedly responsible for the murder of a DEA agent more than three decades ago is now in Mexican custody awaiting possible extradition to the U.S. Friday’s capture came three days after López Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden met in the White House.

Previously

Jul 16, 2022 11:35 AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines were closing in on infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero deep in the mountains of his native state. But it was a 6-year-old bloodhound named “Max” who finally rousted the man allegedly responsible for the murder of a U.S. DEA agent more than three decades ago. The United States’ motivation to find Caro Quintero was never in doubt. But there was less certainty about the commitment of Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who had made clear his disinterest in pursuing drug lords. The capture Friday came three days after López Obrador and U.S. President Joe Biden met in the White House.