Miguel Caro Quintero
Miguel Ángel Caro Quintero | |
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Born | Miguel Ángel Caro Quintero 1963 (age 60–61) drug trafficker |
Employer | Leader of Sonora Cartel |
Partner(s) | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Rafael Caro Quintero |
Relatives | Rafael Caro Quintero |
Notes | |
Miguel Ángel Caro Quintero (born 1963) is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Sonora Cartel, a defunct criminal group based in Sonora.[3]
Career
The
In 1989 Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was arrested, causing the splintering of the Guadalajara Cartel into the Sinaloa Cartel, Tijuana Cartel and Sonora Cartel.[4][5]
Arrest and conviction
Caro Quintero was previously arrested in 1992 on charges of
Miguel Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico in 2001 and charged with smuggling
Release and deportation
On 20 July 2019, Caro Quintero was deported from the U.S. to Mexico after completing his sentence. He was deported through El Chaparral port of entry in Tijuana, Baja California. On the Mexican side, Caro Quintero was received by his family members. Mexican authorities did not issue an official statement regarding his status in Mexico.[9]
See also
- Mexican Drug War
References
- ^ ISBN 0-275-98074-X.
- ^ a b Miguel Caro Quintero
- ^ "Miguel Angel Caro Quintero, Former Sonoran Cartel Boss, Convicted In Denver". Huffington Post. February 4, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-7881-8008-8.
- ^ a b Weiner, Tim (December 22, 2001). "Suspect in Vast Drug Ring Held in Mexico; May Be Sent to U.S.". New York Times.
- ^ "Extraditan a EU a hermano de Rafael Caro Quintero". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Mexican cartel leader pleads guilty". CNN. October 24, 2009.
- ^ ABERNETHY, SAMANTHA (February 4, 2020). "Mexican drug kingpin convicted of drugs and racketeering in Colorado and Arizona gets 17 years". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "Deportan a Miguel Caro Quintero". Zeta (in Spanish). 20 July 2019.