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Zambada, Rafael Caro Quintero and Death Penalty

U.S. prosecutors won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday they won't seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada​ and Rafael Caro Quintero.
US will not seek death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lords Caro Quintero, Zambada
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will not seek the death penalty for accused Mexican drug traffickers Rafael Caro Quintero and Ismael Zambada despite allegations of deep ties to cartel violence.
DOJ Won't Seek Death Penalty For Top Cartel Leaders 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero
The Department of Justice won't seek the death penalty for three top cartel leaders incarcerated in the country
No death penalty for ‘Narco of Narcos,’ other Mexican cartel bosses facing trial: DOJ
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a trio of high-ranking Mexican cartel leaders facing trial in Brooklyn, including Rafael Caro Quintero, the so-called “Narco of Narcos” accused of masterminding the torture killing of a DEA agent.
US will not seek death penalty for Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada
In September 2024, Zambada pleaded not guilty to charges that accused him of drug trafficking, murder plots and torture.
Mexican President Sheinbaum Backs U.S. Decision Not to Seek Death Penalty in 'Mayo' Zambada Case
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her administration supports the decision to not seek the death penalty for several drug lords incarcerated in the U.S.
Bondi won’t seek death penalty for cartel boss ‘El Mayo’
El Mayo' is accused of co-founding the Sinaloa Cartel alongside convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against trio of accused Mexican cartel kingpins
The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent's ...
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Rafael Caro Quintero's Capture in Mexico Celebrated and Overstated
Rafael Caro Quintero during an interview with Proceso. Rafael Caro Quintero, the long-pursued Mexican drug lord and former head of the defunct Guadalajara Cartel, has been apprehended by ...
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Mexico Captures Drug Lord Rafael Caro Quintero of Narcos: Mexico Fame
Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and ...
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Rafael Caro Quintero: Mexico captures drug lord tied to DEA killing
Rafael Caro Quintero's role in the the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
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Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, one of FBI’s Most Wanted ...
Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and retu… ...
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Notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero captured by Mexican ...
Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and ...
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Former High-Ranking DEA Official Says Mexico Should Deliver Cartel Leaders 'On a Monthly Basis'
A former senior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official has called on Mexico to step up the pace of cartel extraditions ...