Mexico Court Approves Extradition
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a man suspected of being a top drug trafficker can be extradited to the United States to face charges if he is arrested by Mexican police.
The court upheld a lower court ruling that rejected Miguel Caro Quintero’s effort to block his extradition, a court official said on condition of anonymity.
Caro Quintero controls a large portion of drug trafficking along Mexico’s northwestern border with the U.S., Drug Enforcement Administration agent Jim Molesa said.
Caro Quintero is wanted on several U.S. charges, most recently a 1994 indictment in Arizona alleging money laundering and marijuana trafficking, Molesa said. The United States has asked Mexican authorities to arrest him.
He has headed a cocaine and marijuana ring based in the state of Sonora since 1985, when his brother, Rafael, was imprisoned in the murder of U.S. drug agent Enrique Camarena, the DEA said.
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