Rafael Caro Quintero

Rafael Caro Quintero (born October 24, 1952) is a Mexican drug lord. He co-founded the Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s. He is also the founder and suspected current leader of the newly formed Caborca Cartel.

Rafael Caro Quintero
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
ChargesDrug Trafficking
Reward$20,000,000
Alias"El Narco de Narcos"
El Numero 1
Description
Born (1952-10-24) October 24, 1952 (age 71)
La Noria, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height1.89 m
OccupationFarmer, drug lord, trafficker
Status
Penalty40 years (28 years served)[1]
StatusWanted by FGR, DEA for extradition to the U.S.
AddedApril 12, 2018
Number518
Currently A Top Ten Fugitive

Caro Quintero lost his final appeal to avoid extradition to the United States on March 27, 2021.[2]

The United States is offering a 20-million-dollar reward for information leading to his capture.

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