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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Philip Marcelo

Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty

Mexico Drug Lord - (FBI)

Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling case that includes the 1985 killing of an agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Saritha Komatireddy confirmed that capital punishment remains on the table as a possibility when pressed by a judge hearing the case in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday.

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