Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Mexican government official and other sources confirmed Thursday.

Two high-profile members of a drug cartel in Mexico will be arraigned in the United States on Friday, following a historic extradition of 29 cartel figures. This includes drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero,

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafael Caro Quintero, an alleged cartel boss who spent decades in prison in Mexico for the murder of a U.S. drug enforcement agent, pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to drug trafficking charges that could result in his execution.

Mexico extradited 29 high-profile cartel figures, including Rafael Caro Quintero, to the US, amid escalating pressure from President Trump’s administr

Mexico” kingpin, has been extradited to the U.S. He's accused of being behind the killing of American DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar in 1985.

Mexico on Thursday began to hand over to U.S. authorities major figures in the country’s criminal underworld, part of a surprise extradition of nearly 30 jailed convicts or others accused of ties to violent drug cartels.

NEW YORK — Cartel leaders Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes are set to be arraigned in a U.S. federal court in New York City on Friday, following their surprise transfer from Mexico. The pair were among 29 Mexican prisoners sent Thursday to eight cities across the U.S.

Rafael Caro Quintero, who authorities say is a cartel boss and spent decades in prison in Mexico for the murder of a DEA agent, is due to be arraigned in U.S. federal court on Friday on trafficking charges,