The Attorney General’s Office of the Republic (FGR) from Mexico announced the extradition to the United States of Rodrigo Paez Quintero alias “El R”, Former leader of the Caborca Cartel or “The Square” and Nephew of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero in Sonora, who is held responsible for the violence in the northwest and the Caribbean of Mexico, but is also an enemy of the Sinalo Cartel, specifically “Los Chapitos.”
This Sunday, July 14, the federal agency reported in its statement that it delivered to the “fugitive Of Mexican nationality required by the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona“, also nicknamed “El Lito” or “El Mario”.
What crimes is Rafael Caro Quintero’s nephew, “El R,” accused of in the US?
The newsletter of the FGR indicates that the extradition of Rafael Caro Quintero’s nephew, “El R”, to the US was made because he is accused of the crimes of criminal association and against healthin compliance with the Extradition Treaty signed between Mexico and the United States.
And it is that between 2017 and 2019the alleged criminal was one of the leaders of a drug trafficking organization in Mexico, located in Caborca, Sonora and was in charge of directing and supervising drug trafficking and money laundering activities.
According to the consultancy Lantia Intelligencehe Caborca Poster is one of the criminal groups that It was consolidated during the first years of the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and one of its main enemies is he Sinaloa Cartel.
Where was Rodrigo Páez Quintero, Rafael Caro Quintero’s nephew, handed over?
“The fugitive was handed over at the Toluca International Airport, in the State of Mexico, to the U.S. agents designated for his transfer to that country,” the FGR said.
When was the Caborca Cartel created?
The return of Rafael Caro Quintero since 2013 when he left prisonis a factor that would explain the increase in violence in Sonora and continues to be one of the most wanted men in the United States for kidnapping and 1985 murder of Enrique Camarena, Drug Enforcement Administration agent (DEAfor its initials in English).
The narrative reproduced in narcomantas, media and communications from authorities indicates that The old boss created his own organization, called the Caborca Cartelbased in Sonora.
And although he was released in 2013, the Caborca Cartel was formed in 2017 after Caro Quintero allegedly called a meeting with his family and subordinates to organize the retaking of Sonora.
The Caborca Cartel in Mexico, in conflict with the Sinaloa Cartel
Caro Quintero seems to be a figure who feeds the publicity and mysticism of the group, as two journalists from the area who cover drug trafficking issues revealed to InSight Crimethat the boss would not participate in the daily operations of the criminal group, but his relatives have historically been involved in various criminal economies.
The Caborca Cartel has subcontracted local gangs such as “La Barredora” and “La Plaza” as its armed wings. Its main rival appears to be the Sinaloa Cartel, especially the sons of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, known as Los Chapitos.
His nephews Rodrigo Paez Quintero and Jose Gil Caro Quintero They were identified as the top leaders of the group.
The Caborca Cartel currently maintains a presence in northwestern Sonora, especially in the municipalities of Caborca, Magdalena de Kino and the Mexican Caribbean.
Con The Chapitos The main dispute is over control of the routes to the northern border. Sonora borders the states of Arizona and New Mexico, making it an important corridor for the transfer of drugs, weapons and people to the United States.
“El R”, Caro Quintero’s nephew and enemy of Los Chapitos
“El R” was one of the leaders of the Caborca Carteland enemy of the Sinaloa Cartel, specifically of “Los Chapitos,” according to the Aristegui Noticias website. in May 2023 when he was captured.
It was his own uncle who entrusted him with a special mission: to regain control of the state of Sonora, so in that role he was the enemy of a rather violent group: the Sinaloa Cartelwhich is led by Los Chapitos.
A confrontation with this criminal group left “El R” injured, a condition in which he was found at the time of his arrest, as he had at least three bullet wounds, according to Proceso.
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2024-07-24 12:47:19
