Tag: Raphael Caro Quintero
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Fri Aug 09, 2013 at 03:03:01 PM EST
Tags: Raphael Caro Quintero (all tags)
Posted on Fri Aug 09, 2013 at 03:03:01 PM EST
Tags: Raphael Caro Quintero (all tags)
Raphael Caro-Quintero, accused of the murder of DEA agent Kikki Camerena in 1985, has been released from prison in Mexico after 28 years. An appeals court reversed his conviction, finding the federal court in Mexico lacked jurisdiction because Camerena was not a consulate official or diplomat and should have been tried in state court. (also see the translated version of this article from Mexico.)
The DEA is angry. It wants Caro-Quintero to stand trial in California for Camerena's murder and has an extradition request and international alert for him. [More...]
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