SEATTLE - Mexican authorities handed over to U.S. officials Rodrigo Omar Pérez, the nephew and alleged associate of jailed drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, co-founder of the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel. He is set to face federal conspiracy drug charges in Arizona, the Mexican Attorney General's Office said.
Paez Quintero was arrested in the state of Jalisco back in April 2023 and accused of leading a a drug-trafficking organization based in Caborca, Sonora. He allegedly supervised a series of unlawful activities, including laundering money for the Caborca cartel between 2017-19.
