A Mexican narcotics trafficker wanted in the abduction and murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985 has been arrested, according to a law enforcement official.
Rafael Caro Quintero, a founder of the Guadalajara cartel, was seized during a raid carried out by Mexico’s Naval Ministry in the San Simon municipality, Choix, Sinaloa on Friday, according to a government statement. Caro Quintero was located by a specially trained tracking dog named Max.
After the operation, a navy helicopter crashed in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, killing 14 of the 15 people on board. The government said there is no evidence that the accident and arrest are connected and that the cause of the crash is under investigation.
