and Mexican security forces, a relationship that has become increasingly fraught since Mexico approved legislation last year restricting the activities of foreign agents and lifting their diplomatic immunity. The arrest also suggests ongoing cooperation between U.S. López Obrador, who has presided over one of the bloodiest periods in Mexican history, despite promising to tackle crime and quell violence. Caro Quintero is likely to be viewed as an important victory for Mr. In a joint statement after the meeting, both leaders said they had “reaffirmed our commitment to work together to address major security issues affecting our nations, including the challenges of fentanyl, arms trafficking, and human smuggling.” López Obrador met with President Biden in Washington. The capture of the infamous drug boss, who was a founder of the now-defunct Guadalajara Cartel, came just days after Mr. Garland said on Friday in a statement, thanking the Mexican authorities and adding that the arrest was “the culmination of tireless work by D.E.A. “There is no hiding place for anyone who kidnaps, tortures and murders American law enforcement,” Mr. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Twitter that they had been involved in the mission to capture the former crime lord. Caro Quintero was detained, a Black Hawk helicopter crashed outside the nearby city of Los Mochis, killing 14 marines onboard. Garland said the United States would seek his immediate extradition. Caro Quintero was found hiding in the bushes by a search dog named Max, according to a statement from the Mexican marines.Īttorney General Merrick B. The drug boss, Rafael Caro Quintero, was captured in a joint operation involving the Mexican marines and the country’s prosecutor’s office near the town of San Simón in the state of Sinaloa, Mexican officials said. MEXICO CITY - A drug kingpin convicted of orchestrating the torture and murder of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent was captured in northern Mexico on Friday, according to Mexican officials, bringing a case that has long been a source of tension with the United States one step closer to resolution.
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