Rafael Caro quintero
He has been on the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) and FBI’s most wanted list for the suspected kidnapping and murder of a DEA agent back in 1985.
Why has he been on the DEA and FBI’s most wanted list ?
Twenty-nine alleged cartel members were extradited to the United States.
How many alleged cartel members were extradited to the United States ?
This long-wanted drug lord was extradited decades after being linked to the murder of a DEA agent.
Who is rafael quintero ?
These men are being sent because the United States wants to try them for their crimes.
Why are these men being sent to the United-States ?
This economic threat from Washington helped pressure Mexico into carrying out the mass extradition.
What are US tariff threats ?
He was released from a Mexican prison after 28 years because of a technicality in 2013.
Why was he released from a Mexican prison after 28 years in 2013 ?
The extradited individuals are accused of being involved in large-scale drug trafficking operations that affected both Mexico and the United States.
What are the extradited cartel members accused of being involved in ?
This U.S. federal agent’s 1985 murder is the crime that kept one extradited cartel leader on America’s most-wanted list for decades.
Who is Enrique Camarena?
They're accused of serious crimes such as drug trafficking, money laudering, murder, kidnapping, and other criminal activities linked to drug cartels.
What crimes are these men accused of commiting in the United-States ?
Why President Trump wanted to hold the Mexico responsible ?
The operation consisted of the recapture of Rafael Caro Quintero by the Mexican Navy, nearly a decade after his release, resulted in the deaths of fourteen marines and a helicopter crash.
Which operation resulted in the deaths of fourteen marines and a helicopter crash?
Some of the extradited cartel members held important leadership positions within their criminal organizations.
What positions did some of the extradited cartel members hold within their organizations ?
These two brothers, once leaders of a major Mexican cartel, were sent to the US to face federal charges.
Who are Omar and Miguel Angel Trevino Morales ?
The Mexican government decided to send these men because US authorities requested them to face trial there, and to stop these criminals from running their networks from Mexican prisons, cooperating with the US in the fight against organized crime.
Why did the Mexican government decide to send 29 Cartel members to the US ?
It shows that Mexico and the United States are working closely together to fight drug trafficking. By extraditing these cartel members, Mexico helps U.S. authorities prosecute criminals wanted in the United States, which strengthens judicial cooperation between the two countries.
How does this extradition show cooperation between Mexico and the United States?