Extradition of ‘El R’: What does the handover of Caro Quintero’s nephew to the US entail?

USA tightens the siege against Rafael Caro Quintero, the Narco of NarcosOn July 14, his nephew, Rodrigo Omar Páez Quintero, was extradited to the neighboring country to the north, accused of distributing narcotics.

Rodrigo Omar Páez Quintero was arrested in May of last year in Jalisco. Although he tried to prevent his extradition to the United States for several months, the Mexican government granted his extradition.

Paez Quintero, known as El Ris considered the second in command of the Caborca ​​Cartel, founded by his uncle in 2013. In 2022, when the Narco of Narcos was arrested and took full control of the criminal group.

Investigations by US agencies reveal that Páez Quintero reinforced the war against The Chapitosson of Joaquin the Chapo Guzmanto regain control in the El Zoquete area, in Caborca.

The US is approaching Rafael Caro Quintero

Two years ago Rafael Caro Quintero He was arrested in the town of Choix, SinaloaSince then he has been held in the maximum security prison of Altiplano.

The United States has a special interest in the Narco of Narcoswho was accused of murdering the DEA agent Enrique Kiki Camarena.

Caro Quintero was arrested in 1985 for this crime, but due to a court error he was released in 2013. He lived on the run until his recapture in 2022. Caro Quintero has filed four amparos, delaying his extradition to the United States.