Rafael Caro Quintero
| Rafael Caro Quintero | |
|---|---|
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| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives | |
| Charges | Drug Trafficking |
| Reward | $20,000,000 |
| Alias | "El Narco de Narcos" El Numero 1 |
| Description | |
| Born | October 24, 1952 La Noria, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
| Occupation | Farmer, drug lord, trafficker |
| Status | |
| Penalty | 40 years (28 years served)[1] |
| Status | Wanted by FGR, DEA for extradition to the U.S. |
| Added | April 12, 2018 |
| Number | 518 |
| Currently A Top Ten Fugitive | |
Rafael Caro Quintero (born October 24, 1952) is a Mexican drug lord. He co-founded the Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s. He is also the founder and suspected current leader of the newly formed Caborca Cartel.
Caro Quintero lost his final appeal to avoid extradition to the United States on March 27, 2021.[2]
The United States is offering a 20-million-dollar reward for information leading to his capture.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Veteran drug lord still trafficking after prison release, US Treasury says. Reuters. May 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Mexican trafficker wanted by U.S. loses court appeal over extradition". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
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