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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Wednesday justified the 2013 ruling that freed Rafael Caro Quintero, one of the drug traffickers most wanted by US authorities, despite the fact that Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice later ruled that It was a mistake.
Caro Quintero was serving a 40-year sentence for the murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, perpetrated in 1985 when he was released, and since then he appears to have resumed his role as a drug trafficker. The kingpin is at the top of the DEA's most-wanted list, with a $ 20 million reward being offered for his capture.
On Wednesday, López Obrador said that the legal recourse that led to the release of Caro Quintero was "justified" because no sentence had allegedly been handed down against the kingpin after 27 years behind bars. The president also mentioned a subsequent arrest warrant as an example of the pressure exerted by the United States.
"Once he leaves, to look for him again because the United States demands that he should not have been released, but the legal protection proceeded," said López Obrador. Jesús Ramírez, spokesman for the presidency, said that López Obrador "only pointed out that it is a legal aberration that the judge has not sentenced Mr. Caro Quintero 27 years later ... but he did not defend his release."
There was a verdict, but an appeals court in Mexico initially decided that it had been handed down by the wrong judge. In August 2013, the appeals court overturned Caro Quintero's 40-year prison sentence for the murder of Camarena and a Mexican government pilot. The panel alleged that a state court should have heard the case, and not a federal one, and ordered his immediate release from a maximum-security prison.
Months later, the Supreme Court of Mexico annulled the order that released him, stating that Camarena was an agent of the US government and, therefore, his murder constituted a federal crime, adding that he had been properly prosecuted. An arrest warrant was issued against Caro Quintero, who has been in hiding since his release. His release, carried out overnight, upset the US government and surprised Mexican prosecutors, who were notified hours after it was carried out.
It's a complicated matter for López Obrador, who has publicly pointed out that the Mexican government is no longer interested in stopping drug lords. In 2019, López Obrador ordered the release of Ovidio Guzmán, son of drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, to avoid bloodshed.
Even if the president was misinformed as to why Caro Quintero was released in 2013, more than five years before he took office, what happened on Wednesday seems to illustrate how unimportant the case or the search for the kingpin is for the Mexican government, even though it continues to be a priority for the United States.
Recently, the court rejected Caro Quintero's motion to dismiss the judge in US extradition request, as reported by Borderland Beat.
Since his release, Caro Quintero has allegedly formed alliances with other drug cartels and has established operations in the northern state of Sonora, apparently to take territory away from the sons of "El Chapo" and the Sinaloa Cartel.
Sources: Chicago Tribune
I blame Calderon for all this mayhem and chaos and violence and murder. If he did not start the war on drugs and released the military a lot of this would not be happening. It would’ve been business as usual, settling of scores, some violence here and there but nothing of this magnitude. Man did he cause chaos within cartels and fragmented these cartels into sub groups and offshots. The cartels had no choice but to militarize their conflict in an open war with the government and their rivals. Arresting and killing top bosses only caused more ruthless violence and created huge vaccums to be filled. Groups breaking up, everybody fighting for the top spot. Don’t they realize getting rid of the big dogs only will cause more problems, death, and destruction????
ReplyDeleteHard agree. Imagine if mencho fell, cjng would fuckin crumble and violence would skyrocket
DeleteYes sir. You had/have these bosses that kept everything in check, ruled with a iron fist, and kept things at the minimum. Now, you have these younger, newer generations that come up more ruthless, more crazier and more violent trying to be the boss. I also blame the government for unleashing the war on them and killing and/or imprisoning, extraditing the top capos and choosing sides which then caused more violence and dysfunction and war. People who once worked together under one umbrella now with no boss broken into bunch of different smaller groups fighting each other for control and that is just one area and cartel. Now take in consideration few big cartels fragmenting into smaller groups all across MX on top of having open wars with each other and militarizing the conflicts, disaster. It made no sense what they did with the main bosses across all the cartels they just made it worse. You’re absolutely right with Mencho. If they hadn’t killed Nacho, Mencho would not be what he is today? No? Now, getting rid of him I can’t imagine the breakaway violence and people underneath him fighting for his spot, breaking away with their own group on top of still fighting other cartels, the government. I mean look even with mencho as boss you had people break apart and create their own group and gave them a good fight (El cholo) now imagine once mencho is captured or killed. Destruction.
DeletePlus now you have the narco lifestyle, the military look, convoys, equipment imbedded into society and the younger generation. That shit is popular now and everybody wants to be a sicario or commander and dress up in military fatigues, big guns, armored trucks and bulletproof vest with 100 more gunmen behind them. I don’t know if it ever will be completely eradicated at this point. Too much blood was spilled on every side. Vicious cycle of the same thing over and over and over.
Chapo started the war and Calderon had the bad luck of starting his war around the same time. Zetas are also to blame because they became militarized around the same time also.
DeleteBlame the PRI for not maintaining power... new people in power meant new payoffs and changing protection for dtos.
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You guys miss the point.
DeleteThe U S. does not care how many Mexicans die in this war on drugs so as long as drugs don't reach precious Americans. Of course we all know that drugs still make it into the country but nobody and their parents here in the U.S. really care how many Mexicans or other people die either way. If they cared the strategy for drugs would have changed years ago.
Except for Sinaloa where the U.S. wants to leave that cartel intact of course which is why all big time leaders from there are still living free except for Chapo of course.
Calderon was only an enhancer of a virus that was already coming. I believe he accelerated it. The biggest consequence was in Michoacan when he sent the the first military troops for his message to the cartels and over a personal difference with the stubborn governor of Michoacán. La Familia Michoacana was already having conflict within its members. Now this action caused fracture but internally cartels would have still destroyed each other. As they always do for their greed. Inject the government and you just have that result come faster. Bosses weren't arrested only in Calderon's administration. It happened many times before him. There are those who will always want more, in Mexico no crime union lasts
DeleteI honestly didn’t think it could get worse than EPN. This MF takes the cake.
ReplyDeleteFacts 11:13
DeleteQuintero killed ONE DEA agent. He served his time in Mexico = time served.
ReplyDeleteNow if DEA wants him for drug trafficking that was not the reason for prison time and extradition.
I mean why should Mexico give away one of it's citizens to be forever locked up in the U.S. while U.S. citizens are concidered mental cases for commutting mass murders in the U.S. for example and receive way less harsher sentences at far safer prisons?
Here is why mexico is fucked,people like this rooting for criminality?
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DeleteWhy you goin on about the US sad arse?
2:19 nobody rooting for criminals except for what is right.
Delete2:20 open your eyes. Sad is people being naive about how the mighty treat the less fortunate.
AMLO MUST BE PLEASED WITH ALL THE FEMALES THE SINALOENSES ARE KILLING IN SONORA 😃😃😃
ReplyDeleteSINLOENSES AKA LOS VIOLADORES MATA MUJERES
11:39 women thought they had it bad in Cd Juarez...
Delete--then FECAL sent the mexican army and unleashed them on all the mexicans, it got so bad in Cd Juarez even he, FECAL HIMSELF, HAD TO RECALL his horny murdering goons back to barracks...there had to be some sinaloas mixed in he whole bunch on bpth sides, but not 100%
Your telling me in the last 40 years that sinaloa has had sonora they decided a few months ago to start with dumb shit cuz the jaliscas are trying to heat shit up smh armature hour at bb
DeleteJalisco is nowhere near Sonora you dumbshit, why are the gilbertona sympathizers always deflecting??
DeleteIt's the sinaloenses doing these femicides-- whether from RCQ or GN. Same MIERDA.
Wait a minute. No way sinaloenses would do stuff like that.i mean,come on guys.this is unreal.golleee
Delete@10:30 @1:51 CJNG works with Caborcas.
DeleteAMLO has every right to dismiss U.S request. U.S agencies go into foreign countries and destabilize entire regions. These special interests groups benefit at the cost of other nations security. If Americans are really interested in helping out their southern neighbors than maybe they need to consider paying more for their imported goods. Latin Americans need sustainable wages, just like Canadian and American laborers and professionals.
ReplyDeleteStop fuckin cryin about the US not caring about mexico then.Why should they?
DeleteMexicos own gob dont care about mexico,get a grip
Americans are not interested in helping out their foreign neighbors.Like mexicans treat all South Americans like shit. Fuck your double standards.nobody owes you shit.
Delete11:44 the U.S not carring about Mexico is a simple racist policy along the lines of imperialism when this country took away over half of Mexico's territory.
DeleteHas little to do with a so called war on drugs for drugs still make it into this country and in far greater numbers than ever before!
Of course so long as America preaches the helping all saviour of the world type mentality in history books here in the U.S. then this is what fools will continue to believe.
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@9:15 and since nobody owes anyone shit, that's why Mexican President AMLO doesn't have to cooperate with a foreign nation who has a track record of going into foreign countries and destabilizing whole regions. I'm actually glad mexico has a diplomatic President who has the balls to tell the gringos to go fuck themselves. Sure corrupt mexican politicians and past administrations have a lot to do with mexicos current political environment, but the U.S does not walk away without taking away some responsibility for what's going on either.
Delete@2:18 the U.S exploits Latin American countries for cheap labor and its resources. If those countries don't agree to cooperate with the U.S then the U.S puts sanctions on them. Perfect example are Cuba and Venezuela. If Latin American countries were to stand together against the U.S, the U.S would be singing a whole different tune. Fair is fair, if you want me to stop crying about U.S foreign policies than Americans need to stop crying about the Mexican President taking a stand on their national sovereignty. 9:15 is talking about a double standard, well there you have it, AMLO is booting the DEA from Mexico just as the U.S would do the same if China or Mexico had their own agencies meddling in u.s politics.
Delete@11:28 Greatest comment so far.
DeleteThe U.S. stole a lot of our land, and they steal our resources to this day and also with the whole of Latin America.
They love to have Mexico in this chaos.
The Don Rafael Quintero has play his cards very well a master of his craft senor de la noria casi 30 anios if he owe he pay already there is no boss like that man only at same level is El Padrino Mr.Zambada
ReplyDelete✔SANGRE FRIA🇷🇺
Rafa Quintero faction kills women for fun/pleasure; you turn the blind eye?
DeleteCjng kills women CSRDL operators;ThEyRe aCaNcEr tO sOciEty?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 fucken cheerleading idiot.
Dont forget Chapo and his vitamins all cartel complete scum
DeleteOf course that COWARD would say THAT.. He's IN his POCKET
ReplyDeleteAbrazos NO balasos = NO ball$
No balls would be giving in to the requests from the US. If anything he has major huevos to deny them what they want. Mofos mad cuz AMLO won’t bend over for los gabachos like they do. Nomas di que te gusta la verga gabacha perro.
DeleteCamarena was a true hero and a proud Caleciaño.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Camarena wasn’t just one DEA agent murdered—he was brutally tortured. He was set up. Lying in wait is punishable in the US by capitol punishment. He had much worse done. The US doles out capitol punishment to American offenders for less egregious crimes. Why should Quintero get a pass?
DeleteAnd let’s be clear here: he didn’t serve real time. These guys avoid US extradition because thats real prison. They can’t even man up and do their time. They just was pay their way with their fake prison sentences in Mexico. That’s fundamentally weak and shows the inherent fragility of most cartels’ organizational structure. The Mexican mafia—not exactly angels but in the years I’ve cared for inmates behind bars as a doctor, I’d say there is a code that’s followed—you do the crime, expect the time. Everyone knows what happens if you kill an officer. You can’t run from that. And you can’t buy you’re way out. Its futile to think that will change. Certainly not for Quintero.
We all know that. In fact, he did so well over 27 years “behind bars” that he could find his childrens’ very luxurious lifestyles as international equestrians. The fact that he was allowed to walk out let alone not expedited is a disgrace to Kiki, his memory, and his family.
AMLO is interested in one thing: to protect himself. I’m sure he’s working both sides of the aisle.
He was killed and tortured by the CIA...Caro and the others from the Guadalajara cartel were the fall guys...
DeleteSabía que AMLO no era AMLO, siempre era MALO.....
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Amlo protects criminals and cartel. Cartels continue to grow. Amlo make a great Democrat. Bridges close here in Matamores. Biden will not open them.
ReplyDeleteAnimo Sicarios!
ReplyDeleteWhen Andrés Manuel López Obrador is in Sinaloa he has to personally greet El Señor Chapo's mother.
This is called respect !
Sicario 006 GN Special Forces Tier 1
"López Obrador is in Sinaloa he has to personally greet El Señor Chapo's mother"
DeleteSacarseo 006 blow it out ye arse
The US should stop funding any financial support to Mexico. Clearly there is no mutual interest to apprehend any drug kingpin by Mexican government. 27 years without a sentence was the result of corrupt judges. Added with this current president.
ReplyDeleteAgain do support cutting all financial aid to Mexico. Along with labeling these individuals asterrorists.
what financial support?
DeleteMexico has the ninth largest economy in the world. Its main industries are food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, and tourism. It is a major exporter of silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton, oil and oil products.
you mean the money used to buy USA PRODUCTS? or the money used to fight Drug War? or the Money used for Agriculture farming
or The Money used to Buy American Weapons you dummy that money that goes to usa commerce. you have no right to criticize mexico why should usa continue arresting drug kingpins do you know what that resulted in? the splintering of cartels and creation of all these new cartels who have wrecked havoc. all these new cartels that splintered off are result of mexico having weak president who couldn't stand up to dea cia. now mexico does.amlo kicked out cia dea agents who were just causing more trouble.USA needs to treat its drug addict and stop the flow of guns over the border. sure mexico aint perfect but amlo is making changes, corrupt politicians are getting arrested, and military making moves on drug cartels.
i think mexico is less corrupt than USA especially with all that is going on. The Left is so corrupt that there not even hiding it no more they just think everyone is stupid like you. MEXICO doesn't need USA money. USA cannot bully mexico around. amlo already put USA and bidden administration in its place. tried to threaten mexico with covid shots and too and l. now russia and china are cozzing up to mexico.
only a moron like you would think USA should label drug cartels as terrorist.
that would give usa legal status according to us continution to invade and attack cartels inside mexico.
mexico already voiced its opposition.
mexico will not allow usa to turn its country into afganistan, iraq or syria.
Do u Really Think MEXICO would allow us troops on mexican soil i dont think so mexico will respond. if usa has spent 20 plus year not able to beat the taliban what makes u think they can do any better with cartels. all this terrorist labeling started with the death of that mormon family, what a coincidence that part of mexico sonora has Mines full of rare earth metals like Lithium, which will make mexico ritch and pay off its debt. Mining is set to start operation 2023. USA just wants to go after that lithium bewcause a chinease company owns more than half of that mine now. mexico should just nationalize lithuum like how they did gasoline.
U.S. does not give money directly to Mexico. It gives training, weapons and supplies like even helicopters at times in order for Mexico to cooperate on the war on drugs.
DeleteStep 1 would be for all the us drug users to stop using drugs
DeleteI agree .. the cia killed camarena..
ReplyDeleteDon't blame a Mexican for all ur problems
- El mex
Nothing gets past you bro,your way to clever for us plebs"the CIA killed camarena" They weally weally did
DeleteI always envied the mentally deficient of the world.
DeleteMust be nice living in a constant state of blissful ignorance.
You didn't bite your tounge when u said that.
DeleteYour a dork who lives in a fantasy world. Its okay.. drink your milk
2:48 he’s not lying.
DeleteYou must be the poster child for all the murderous thugs operating in Mexico.....your mother must be proud.
Delete"the cia killed camarena."
Deleteel mex-That says all we need to know about you
You coudnt make this shit up if you tried
"I always envied the mentally deficient of the world."
DeleteMentally deficient,this guy is spun out on meth or some shit,that and hes a racist hater no doubt
He's absolutely right... The CIA even had people testing to fight the contras at Caro's ranch... You're the mentally deficient...and ignorant
Delete@ 2:14 PM Use proper american before calling someone clever and then doing a piss poor elmer fudd. It's "You're" and it's "too". The guy is right tho, US gover did have kiki killed, poor guy, stumbled on shit that cost him his life.
Delete@ 2:14 PM Use proper american before calling someone clever and then doing a piss poor elmer fudd. It's "You're" and it's "too". The guy is right tho, US gover did have kiki killed, poor guy, stumbled on shit that cost him his life.
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