Mexico has sent Quintero and 28 other cartel figures to the U.S. as the Trump Administration turns up the pressure on drug trafficking organizations.

Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.

Pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be working. The Mexican government is cracking down on cartels.

Mexican authorities finally extradited one of the most wanted drug lords in the United States, signaling that the Latin American

As federal agencies nationwide grapple with myriad changes in the transition to President Donald Trump’s administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s special agent in charge of the San Diego Field Division said Friday the agency’s mission remains the same,

Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero has long been wanted by the DEA for killing of agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985.

Among those extradited is Rafael Caro Quintero, who was convicted of the 1985 torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Camarena joined the DEA in 1974, the year after its founding.

Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday evening.

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Those extradited reportedly include Rafael Caro Quintero, long sought in the killing of a U.S. narcotics agent.

A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City.

The move by Mexico to allow the transfer of Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States signaled a potentially new era of cooperation in the drug war.