Mexico extradites 29 high-level drug traffickers to US custody

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On Thursday, Mexico extradited 29 alleged drug traffickers to the United States, including Rafael Caro Quintero.

US Department of Justice
1. These defendants are collectively alleged to have been responsible for the importation into the United States of massive quantities of poison, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin, as well as associated acts of violence.
Pam Bondi
US Department of Justice
1. We will prosecute these criminals to the fullest extent of the law in honor of the brave law enforcement agents who have dedicated their careers — and in some cases, given their lives — to protect innocent people from the scourge of violent cartels.
Derek Maltz
US Drug Enforcement Agency
1. This moment is extremely personal for the men and women of DEA who believe Caro Quintero is responsible for the brutal torture and murder of DEA Special Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena.
2. Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who unleashed violence, destruction, and death across the United States and Mexico, has spent four decades atop DEA's most wanted fugitives list, and today we can proudly say he has arrived in the United States where justice will be served.
John Feeley
US Embassy
1. Twenty-nine, that's huge! What they've done is literally cleaned out the cupboard.
David Saucedo
1. There will surely be a furious reaction by drug trafficking groups against the Mexican state.
Mike Vigil
US Drug Enforcement Agency
1. This is historical, this has really never happened in the history of Mexico.

Mexican Cartels