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Héctor Ríos Morales

U.S. To Seek Death Penalty For Mexican Drug Lord Rafael Caro Quintero After Extradition

Rafael Caro Quintero was added to the FBI's Most Wanted list in 2018 and offered up to a $20 million reward for information relating to his arrest (Credit: Via FBI)

Mexican authorities announced on Thursday the extraditions of 29 prisoners requested by the U.S. government as part of the deal to halt the 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports suggested by President Donald Trump which are set to start on March 4.

The most famous of the prisoners being extradited to the U.S. is Rafael Caro Quintero, one of Mexico's first major drug lords. He co-founded the now-defunct Guadalajara Cartel and was also behind the killing of U.S. DEA agent Kiki Camarera in 1985, a story brought back to the spotlight in the Netflix series Narcos. Now, the U.S. will seek to execute him, or at least imprison him for life.

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