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The World - News from April 12, 1985

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Rafael Caro Quintero, reputed Mexican drug kingpin and prime suspect in the kidnap-murder of a U.S. narcotics agent, was ordered to stand trial on drug charges in Mexico. A federal judge in Mexico City said that Caro Quintero, 29, was charged with “crimes against health”--which can include narcotics offenses--criminal conspiracy and weapons smuggling. Mexican officials have said he also may be charged in the death of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique S. Camarena, who was abducted Feb. 7 in Guadalajara and found slain March 5 on a ranch 60 miles outside the city.

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