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Handcuffs Used on Notorious Drug Lord Extradited to US Belonged to DEA Agent He Famously Had Kidnapped and Executed

Rafael Caro Quintero (Credit: X)

Notorious Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero has been extradited to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. His appearance before a court in New York is set to be marked with symbolism, as the handcuffs he will wear are the ones that belonged to Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, the DEA agent he famously had kidnapped, tortured and killed in 1985 over his investigation of the Guadalajara cartel.

Mexican outlet Grupo Fórmula posted on X pictures of the handcuffs, which have "Camarena" engraved in cursive letters. They were given to authorities by the son of Camarena, also named Enrique, now a judge in California.

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