According to the Mexican newspaper Excelsior, Rafael Caro Quintero is in the "process of extradition" according to a federal spokesman.
The below article is translated by Fousesquawk.
https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/caro-quintero-esta-en-proceso-de-extradicion-sspc/1528155
Caro Quintero is in the extradition process: SSPC
The Undersecretary for Security, Ricardo Mejia, highlights the apprehension of Caro Quintero in Sinaloa, accused by the US for the murder of Agent, "Kiki" Camarena.
-J. Castro-07:48
Caption: Rafael Caro Quintero after being arrested by the Marines: Photo Especial
Narcotrafficker Rafael Caro Quintero "is in the process of extradition". the undersecretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Ricardo Mejia affirmed
After the apprehension of the cartel boss on 15 July in the municipality of Choix in Sinaloa, the federal official today confirmed the process to deliver (him) to the US.
The US Government is accusing Caro Quintero of the murder of Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985.
It is worth mentioning that in August 2013, during the then recently-inaugurated government of Enrique Peña Nieto, Caro Quintero obtained his liberty, by which he was a fugitive from justice from that date until last Friday.
Last Monday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador maintained that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) " had no direct (involvement) in the capture of the founder of the Guadalajara Cartel.
According to the (president), the actions of finding and arresting the narco-trafficker were carried out solely by the Secretary of the Marines and the Federal Prosecutor's Office.
The clarification was given after the head of the DEA, Anne Milgram, maintained that a team from her agency worked together with Mexican authorities to arrest the cartel boss, a statement that was also refuted by the US Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar.
Currently, Caro Quintero is detained in the Social Readaptation Center (Prison) of Altiplano, and on July 19, a federal judge granted him a stay from being extradited to the US without first going through the judicial process in Mexico.
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