A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City on Thursday and is expected to face a judge on Friday,

Mexican authorities have extradited drug boss Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States, where he is wanted for the 1985 killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena,

The suspects, including Rafael Caro Quintero, believed responsible for the torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique " Kiki " Camarena, a Calexico native, were deported to eight cities in the U.

Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero​, wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in Mexico, faces arraignment in NYC.

Mexico on Thursday carried out the extraditions of 29 cartel figures including notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States.

Mexico handed over nearly 30 prisoners to be charged by U.S. courts for cartel-related crimes. Now, some in Mexico fear violent backlash.

Mexico has extradited 29 drug cartel figures to the United States, including infamous kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, the architect of the 1985 murder o.

Mexico extradited cartel members to the U.S., including a cartel boss complicit in the murder and torture of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985.

The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.