Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘Narco of Narcos’ Faces Judge Wearing Cuffs Of DEA Agent He Tortured, Killed In 1985

The New York Post offers a piece on Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, the man convicted of murdering DEA Special Agent Kiki Camarena.

A Mexican drug kingpin who was depicted in Netflix’s gritty crime drama “Narcos” was hauled into Brooklyn court Friday — wearing the handcuffs that belonged to the DEA agent he was convicted of kidnapping, torturing and murdering in 1985.

Rafael Caro Quintero, a founding member of the Guadalajara cartel, pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in federal court in front of a packed room of more than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and other members of law enforcement.

The white-haired Quintero, 72, who wore tan pants and a blue and orange shirt, was brought into the courtroom with his hands cuffed behind his back and answered questions in Spanish.

A source confirmed to The Post that the cuffs he wore belonged to DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, whose kidnapping, torture and murder Caro Quintero was convicted for.

You can read the rest of the piece via the link below:

 Mexican drug kingpin 'Narco of Narcos' faces judge in cuffs of DEA agent he killed in 1985

You can also read my Threatcon column on the drug lord via the link below:

Paul Davis On Crime: Justice For Kiki: My Threatcon Column On the Capture Of Mexican Drug Lord Caro-Quintero