Photo: SSPC CDMX / Courtesy
Mexican authorities detained Carlos Caro Quintero, identified as the brother of drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, arrested in July of last year.
The news was released by the Secretary of Citizen Security of Mexico City, Omar García Harfuch,
“This afternoon, colleagues from the Secretariat of Citizen Security of Mexico City arrested Carlos ‘N’ at the Miguel Hidalgo mayor’s office, member of a criminal group operating in the north of the countryhe was assured a vehicle without license plates and a firearm ”, he mentioned.
This afternoon, colleagues from @SSC_CDMX arrested Carlos “N”, a member of a criminal group that operates in the north of the country, at @AlcaldiaMHmx. They seized a vehicle without license plates and a firearm. The CDMX Police is alert to any situation. pic.twitter.com/SvJE9hJVOA
— Omar Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) February 6, 2023
Carlos Caro Quintero had already been arrested in Jalisco for carrying a firearm, but he regained his freedom months later, while in 2022 he was captured in Durango for creating a scandal on public roads, however, his name was not related to the drug trafficking
despite thisthe Mexico City police detained him aboard a luxury Mercedes Benz van, carrying a short weapon, four magazines and 33 useful cartridges. In addition, eight kilograms of marijuana and 124 doses of cocaine were seized from him, for which reason experts in the field described his presence in CDMX as a sign of the meddling of the Sinaloa Cartel in the country’s capital.
Until before the arrest, Rafael’s only brother known to be involved in criminal activity was Miguel Ángel Caro Quintero, who was arrested in Mexico in 2001 and extradited to the United States in 2009 where he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and provided information on the Sonora Cartel.
After serving a 17-year prison sentence in the United States, Miguel Ángel was released and returned to Mexico.
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