Mexican trafficker wanted by U.S. loses court appeal over extradition
Source: Reuters
MARCH 27, 20212:01 PM UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
By Reuters Staff
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican drug trafficker who is one of the most wanted individuals by U.S. law enforcement has lost his final legal appeal against possible extradition to the United States, local media and authorities said on Saturday.
Mexican newspaper Reforma said Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted over the 1985 kidnapping and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Enrique Camarena, had his appeal rejected by a court in Mexico City on Friday.
A federal judicial official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the ruling against Caro, who went into hiding after his 2013 release from a Mexican prison, where he had spent the best part of three decades for Camarena’s murder.
Caro has previously denied involvement in the killing of Camarena, a notorious crime which has cast a long shadow over security relations between the United States and Mexico.
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Documentary alleges US involvement in 1985 death of DEA agent
Amazon's 'The Last Narc' relies on interviews with former police officers who allege the connection of US officials with the death of DEA agent Enrique Camarena.
Author: David Gotfredson (Investigative Producer)
Published: 6:56 PM PDT August 10, 2020
Updated: 6:56 PM PDT August 10, 2020
SAN DIEGO — Spoiler alert for this article: It reveals details of the new Amazon documentary, "The Last Narc," on the death of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.
Director Tiller Russell spent 14 years researching Enrique Camarena’s murder and two years shooting and editing the documentary, "The Last Narc."
Russell also interviewed Camarena’s widow, Mika Camarena.
“Kiki always wanted to do the right thing,” the widow said in the documentary.
Agent Camarena, 37, a father of three children, was murdered in 1985 by drug cartel members in Guadalajara, Mexico.
“I remember the children coming home. I had to tell them that he had been tortured,” the agent’s widow said in the series.
Russell spoke to News 8 via Zoom from an undisclosed location, because he has concerns for his safety.
“One of the things that Mika said on camera in the series is she felt like she's never been told the whole, complete truth by either the American government or the Mexican government. She'd like to see justice be done,” Russell said.
The director traveled to the house in Guadalajara where Camarena was tortured for 30 hours and murdered with a blow to the head.
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https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/crime/documentary-alleges-us-involvement-in-1985-death-of-dea-agent-enrique-kiki-camarena-the-last-narc/509-d50dfd1c-43ae-4afd-a332-5d1357b8b3bb
