Is Rafael Caro Quintero still in jail?
Rafael Caro Quintero is a Mexican drug lord who was the co-founder of the Guadalajara cartel with Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s. Rafael Caro Quintero was born on October 24, 1952 in La Nora,Badiraguato, Sinaloa in Mexico. Rafael Caro Quintero aside from being a famous drug lord is…
Rafael Caro Quintero is a Mexican drug lord who was the co-founder of the Guadalajara cartel with Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s. Rafael Caro Quintero was born on October 24, 1952 in La Nora,Badiraguato, Sinaloa in Mexico. Rafael Caro Quintero aside from being a famous drug lord is also a farmer and drug trafficker.
In the late 1970s, Caro Quintero was one of the main exporters of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the US. He ascribed Camarena responsibility for a 1984 raid on a marijuana crop. Camarena was taken hostage in Guadalajara in 1985, allegedly on the orders of Caro Quintero. A month later, his tortured body was discovered.
Is Rafael Caro Quintero still in jail?
Of course, Rafael Caro Quintero is still in jail. He is serving 40 years in prison and currently, he has served 28 years. After 28 years in prison, Quintero was finally free. But a few days after his release, the Mexican government issued a warrant for his arrest, demanding he returns to prison to serve out the remaining 12 years of his sentence. Quintero was caught on July 15, 2022.
