Mexican Navy: Mexico's Government captured FBI "most wanted" drug fugitive Caro Quintero, the former leader of now-disbanded Guadalajara Cartel
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Rafael "Caro" Quintero is captured by Mexican marines, according to reports. The arrest comes right after the Mexican president met with Biden, and follows a ramped up reward campaign by the DEA. Caro Quintero has been fighting those loyal to the Chapitos in Sonora.
Caro Quintero is blamed for the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Kike Camarena and the DEA were furious about his previous release, likely from a bribed judge, and putting pressure and resources into his capture.
The FBI had recently offered a reward of up to $20 million for any information that could lead to his arrest. The drug lord's life and criminal exploits have been chronicled in Netflix’s Narcos series.
