Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.
Both men face a range of serious charges, including drug trafficking, murder conspiracy and weapons violations.
A Mexican drug kingpin depicted in Netflix’s gritty crime drama “Narcos” was arraigned Friday in Brooklyn while wearing the handcuffs that belonged to the DEA agent he was
Jesus Ricardo Patron Sanchez, 39, the leader of the Mexican “H-2” drug cartel has been hauled into a Brooklyn courtroom to face narcotrafficking charges, federal prosecutors said
BROOKLYN (CN) — Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who masterminded the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985, pleaded not guilty Friday after Mexico expelled him and 28 other cartel figures to the United States this week.