Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to take full credit for the recent capture of notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero. But the signs point to some degree of cooperation between the U.S. and Mexican governments.
At any rate, we welcome Caro Quintero’s arrest and other recent developments as evidence that the U.S. and Mexico are taking steps to mend their relationship despite what López Obrador’s rhetoric suggests.
Caro Quintero is no average drug lord. He served 28 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. In 2013, he walked free after a Mexican court overturned his 40-year sentence. Since then, Caro Quintero has been a thorn in U.S.-Mexico relations.
