.......................................Enrique Camarena
Posted on 03/01/2025 10:58:46 AM PST by Libloather
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.
“For 14,631 days, we held on to hope — hope that this moment would come. Hope that we would live to see accountability. And now, that hope has finally turned into reality. While no amount of time can erase the pain or bring back what we lost, today marks a step toward justice,” Camarena’s family said in a statement.
“We want to thank President Trump for using the weight of this country to accomplish what we thought would never occur. Thank you to everyone who has worked on this case for 40 years. We don’t know all of you but please know that you have our family’s deepest thanks and appreciation.
Caro Quintero’s men abducted Camarena and tortured and interrogated him for approximately two days, after which Caro Quintero and his men killed Camarena, officials said.
Camarena’s son, Enrique Camarena, who is a judge in the San Diego area, posed in a photo with DEA Agent Steve Paris, who was proudly holding...
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Ambiguous headline. Why was the judge wearing handcuffs?
Proper syntax is so yesterday man.
faced judge WHILE wearing handcuffs...
Wow, 40 years ago, I remember his last name. RIP.
He’s going to suffer very badly if I had to guess.
Good.
Hope he’ll soon be on his way to prison in El Salvador.
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If he’s convicted the only thing left is the hanging. Don’t waste any more time letting that pos use precious oxygen.
He tortured, killed in 1985
Another one of the lefts fine people /s
Hey....only 40 years
The cuffs shouldn’t have been on his wrists.
According to Wikipedia, the DEA agent’s full name: Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar.
I would not send him to El Salvador.
He would be out of US jurisdiction. There may be a change of presidents in El Salvador and then, maybe, all those jails could be open and those gangsters will be let loose.
Very scary situation!
But, I am sure, all liberals would rejoice! They are complaining about those jails already!
Kiki’s son is now a judge. He gave Kiki’s handcuffs to the DEA agent who arrested Caro. That sumbitch came back here in Kiki’s cuffs!! Love it.
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