Career
He is believed to have been one of the leaders of the
Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Costa Rica in 1985 in connection with the torture and death of Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar. In 1989 Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo was arrested, causing the splintering of the Guadalajara Cartel into the Sinaloa Cartel, Tijuana Cartel and
Caro Quintero was previously arrested in 1992 on charges of tax evasion, he was found not guilty, which the Drug Enforcement Administration attributes to the use of threats and bribes by Caro Quintero. While imprisoned, it is believed Caro-Quintero is still running the, where he is being held on charges of racketeering, drug smuggling and money laundering.
Caro Quintero was arrested in December 2001 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa.
Miguel Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico in 2001 and charged with smuggling cocaine and marijuana into the United States. for over 10 years. He was extradited to the United States. on February 25, 2009.
After his indictment Miguel Angel admitted trafficking more than 100 tons of marijuana, and sending more than $100 million to Mexico. Miguel Angel Caro Quintero pleaded guilty and he was sentenced on February 4, 2010 in Denver to 17 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Arizona and racketeering.
