Mexico sends 29 prisoners to U.S. to face charges, including drug cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero
CBSN
Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday evening.
"The defendants taken into U.S. custody today include leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists," the Justice Department said in a statement. It said they are facing charges including racketeering, drug-trafficking, murder, illegal use of firearms, money laundering and other crimes.
The Mexican government said in a statement, "They were wanted for their links to criminal organizations for drug trafficking, among other crimes." Mexico said the transfers were carried out "under institutional protocols with due respect for their fundamental rights."
