Mexico has sent infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government. Caro Quintero was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985.

Mexico has extradited dozens of drug cartel figures to the U.S., including Rafael Caro Quintero -- who was behind the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.

A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City on Thursday and is expected to face a judge on Friday,

Mexico will extradite to the United States drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted of murdering a U.S. anti-narcotics agent in 1985, and more than two dozen other suspected cartel members, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

The unprecedented show of security cooperation comes as top Mexican officials are trying to head off the Trump administration’s threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports.

Rafael Caro Quintero has spent years on the DEA's most wanted list and is now in U.S. custody, expected to be arraigned in New York Friday. "Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who un

MEXICO CITY — Mexico extradited 29 alleged drug traffickers to the United States on Thursday, including Rafael Caro Quintero, a prized target long sought in the killing of a U.S. narcotics agent, and two leaders of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel,

Rafael Caro Quintero, the notorious Mexican drug lord convicted of orchestrating the 1985 murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was extradited to the United States on Thursday alongside 28 other cartel members.

A former leader of the Guadalajara Cartel, Caro Quintero was convicted in Mexico of kidnapping, torturing, and killing Camarena in 1985. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the crime, which strained U.S.-Mexico relations and led to a temporary closure of the border.