Rafael Quintero
Rafael Caro Quintero is a notorious Mexican drug lord and co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, which was one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in the 1980s. Quintero gained infamy for his role in the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena in 1985, a crime that led to a heightened U.S. crackdown on drug trafficking in Mexico. After serving a short prison sentence, he was released in 2013 on a technicality, which caused outrage among U.S. authorities. His recent extradition to the United States, following pressure from former President Donald Trump, marks a significant moment in the ongoing battle against drug trafficking and organized crime in North America.
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Rafael Quintero is the mayor of Bugaba, who received $850,000 in transfers from the MEF.
El club de los más beneficiados: así repartió el MEF las transferencias extraordinarias a municipios
Panama· 2026-01-19
Rafael Quintero is the mayor of Bugaba and a member of Cambio Democrático.
Los municipios más beneficiados con las transferencias del MEF: ¿cómo la política influye en la distribución de fondos públicos?Panama· 2025-12-04
Rafael Quintero is the mayor of Bugaba, another municipality that received funds from the MEF.
¿Regresa la descentralización paralela? El MEF transfirió al menos $5.5 millones a ciertos municipiosPanama· 2025-12-01
Rafael 'Caro' Quintero was a key figure in the Guadalajara Cartel with whom Zambada collaborated.
Un millón 500 mil kilos de coca y 15 mil millones de dólares; las estrambóticas cifras que dejó su declaración de culpabilidad
Mexico· 2025-08-26
Rafael Quintero is a lawyer who claims that if a bank sells a debtor's debt to a collection agency, the debtor no longer has to pay it.
‘Si vendieron su deuda a una empresa de cobros, ya no debe pagarla’, ¿por qué?
Colombia· 2025-06-14
Rafael Quintero is the editor of the Data Unit, whose research on influencers opened the way to analyze the inconvenience of contracts with government entities.
Influenciadores pro gobierno, las comunicaciones, los contratos y la polarización: ¿tienen una estrategia común?Colombia· 2025-04-12
Rafael Quintero was extradited to the US under pressure from Donald Trump.
Na 40 jaar is Rafael Quintero onder druk van Donald Trump uitgeleverd aan de VS: beruchte criminelen massaal Mexico uit | Buitenland
Netherlands· 2025-03-02