Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other criminals from Mexico in the USA.

Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other criminals from Mexico in the USA.

Mexico has delivered 29 alleged criminals to the United States, including the so -called “Narco of the Narcos” Rafael Caro Quintero, which is charged in many cases of murder and as an alleged member of drug cartels, which are now classified as foreign terrorist organizations. According to the US Justice Ministry on February 27, the accused were released from prisons in Mexico and flown to the USA to answer in court. Analysts reported CNN EN Español that this presumably is the greatest individual procession in the history between the USA and Mexico.

The most important delivered

Here you will find the most important information about the people delivered and the accusations raised against them.

Rafael Caro Quintero

Rafael Caro Quintero is the most prominent figure among the 29. It is considered the "Narco of the Narcos" and has been persecuted by the United States for 40 years. As the former leader of the now dissolved Guadalajara cartel, he is accused of being involved in the murder of the Dea agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985. On February 27, the Dea office in Los Angeles announced that justice was done, and tweeted a portrait of Camarena with the heading "Explains justice!"

Caro Quintero came in front of a judge in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon and advocated not guilty in relation to the decades, which are related to the murder of a DEA agent and other drug-related crimes.

the other delivered

Alder Marin-Sotelo

Alder Marin-Sotelo and his brother were charged in August 2022 for murder on the deputy sheriff of Wake County in North Carolina, Ned Byrd. Marin-Sotelo is accused of shot by Byrd during a traffic control. While he was waiting for his legal proceedings in a prison in Virginia in May 2023, Marin-Sotelo and another prisoner managed to escape. However, it was less than a week later in Mexico.

Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark is the only Canadian citizen among the 29 delivered. Known as "El Dictador", he was arrested in Mexico in October 2024. The US judiciary accuses him of being involved in a large-scale drug trade ring, which is said to have brought "hundreds of kilograms of cocaine" from Colombia via Mexico and Southern California to Canada and other parts of the United States. He is also charged to numerous order murders.

José Ángel Canobbio Inzunza

José Ángel Canobbio, also known as "El Güerito", is considered the leader of the armed group Los Chimales and was previously deputy commander of the criminal group Los Chapitos, part of the Sinaloa cartel.

Norberto Valencia González

Valencia is accused of having operated money laundering as a financial operator for the Beltrán Leyva-Kartell. According to the Mexican Security Ministry, he is facing a lifelong sentence.

José Alberto García Vilano

The García known as "La Kena" is accused of drug trafficking and money laundering. He is said to have been the leader of the Los Ciclones group in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, which is an offshoot of the Golf cartel.

Evaristo Cruz Sánchez

Evaristo Cruz, known as the "El Vaquero", is accused of the Golf cartel as a regional leader. He was charged in an indictment for his participation in drug trafficking between 2015 and 2021.

Miguel and Omar Treviño Morales

The brothers Miguel and Omar Treviño Morales, former leader of Los Zetas, are known under their alias "Z-40" and "Z-42". Miguel is said to have founded the Cartel del Noreste, while Omar was considered a possible successor.

Who are the other 20 prisoners?

The remaining 20 prisoners are all suspected members or lower managers of cartels and other criminal groups in Mexico. This includes alleged members of the Cartel Jalalco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), the Cartel del Noreste and the Sinaloa cartel-all of which are considered by the US government as terrorist organizations.