Yesterday, 40 years after he led the kidnapping, torture, and murder of US Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena and Alfredo Zavala, a Mexican national who worked with Camarena, in Guadalajara, Mexican drug kingpin, Rafael Caro-Quintero, and 28 other Mexican major criminals wanted in the US, were extradited to our country. The official statement of Attorney General Pam Bondi can be read here. A short video of Caro-Quintero's arrival. on US soil can be viewed here.
This is a great day for DEA and the Camarena family. I actually never thought I would live to see this day. While DEA has suffered more than its share of agents killed in the line of duty, the circumstances surrounding his gruesome death made it particularly personal for the entire DEA family, including those, like myself who never met Kiki, and including today's generation of DEA personnel, most if not all of whom, who were not yet hired - or even born-when the terrible incident took place.
Though I don't know the exact details surrounding the agreement by Mexico to hand over Caro-Quintero and 28 other major criminals, I must give much credit to President Trump for making this a priority in his negotiations with Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum, who also recently became president of her country.
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