Caro Quintero … but he was not defending his release. However, Caro Quintero insisted in his interview with Proceso that he had retired from the drug trafficking business. In May , The Yucatan Times reported that Caro Quintero's lawyers had filed a plea on his behalf to waive his fugitive status and extradition to the U. The plea argued insolvency, stating that Quintero is "more than 60 years old, is neither retired nor has a pension, and given the fact that he is a fugitive from the law, cannot work or perform any activity to earn money.
This article was originally published on July 31, By Kayla Blanton and Brad Witter. Updated: November 3, Alberto Sicilia Falcon , a cocaine trafficker active in Tijuana decides to wage war against the Guadalajara cartel for failing to follow up on the promise of not dealing with cocaine.
Don Neto and Rafael go to Tijuana to deal with the situation. Bribing the town's police force, they raid one of Sicilia Falcon's warehouses and Chapo sets it on fire. The addiction, along with the loss of Sofia causes him to behave erratically. This causes Rafael to walk out in disappointment. Rafael later meets Sofia in a nightclub, where Amado was trying to dance with her. Rafael angrily confronts Amado, and later fires into the roof in a fit of rage, only to be dragged away by Cuco and Chapo as Amado watches on with a smirk.
Rafael, Cuco and Chapo attempt to fight back against the military, but are eventually overpowered and are forced to flee. The loss of his farm left Rafa severely distraught.
He isolates himself in a room in his mansion , where he builds a shrine to Sofia and adds to his obsession with her by completely covering the room with photos of their relationship. In a corner, he also sticks a newspaper reporting on the raid. A depressed Rafael agrees to, falling perfectly into the ploy of the DFS. Don Neto finds out about the kidnap, and rushes to the mansion to talk some sense into Rafael, but all his attempts are in vain.
He tells Rafa that he is being used, and that he will be blamed if anything goes wrong. The two die during the torture, and their bodies were dumped in the country side. The United States government responds aggressively to the death of Kiki Camarena. Mexican politicians were pressurized into giving up their cartel connections, thousands of soldiers and police officers lost their jobs, and the DFS was shut down.
With a manhunt for him, Rafael decides to flee to Costa Rica. He kidnaps Sofia again, and takes her to an airfield where a private plane was waiting to transport them to Costa Rica. He gets into the plane, and gives Rafael his handcuffs. Armando then receives a call from his boss, who informs that the man in the plane is Manuel Valenzuela, a member of the DFS, and hence couldn't be arrested. As the plane begins to taxi, Rafael sticks his head out of the door and fires his gold AK assault rifle, taunting the DEA agents by telling them to bring better toys next time.
Rafael flees to Costa Rica, and heads straight to a Porsche dealership after landing, where he was flagged by the local authorities. He purchases a mansion off the beach, and spent his time partying with his lover Sofia and his bodyguard Cuco.
With help from the local military, Calderoni raids Caro Quintero's beach house, killing Cuco in the process. Rafael Caro Quintero attempted to resist arrest, but was eventually overpowered. He desperately attempted to escape by exclaiming that they had got the wrong person.
Calderoni asks Sofia to identify the person, and warns her not to risk her life for him. Sofia identifies him as Rafael Caro Quintero, breaking Rafael's heart. Calderoni takes Rafael aside and begins to torture him for information on Kiki Camarena.
Under immense pain, Rafael gives in and replies 'Lope de Vega, ': the address of his mansion. Caro Quintero was extradited to Mexico, where he was imprisoned, unaware that he was betrayed by his closest friend. His cartel fell apart in the late 80s, and was replaced by a number of smaller ones, including one led by Carrilo Fuentes and one led by his former right-hand man Chapo.
In , Miguel visited the prison where he was jailed along with Neto, seeking advice from the latter. Miguel had eye contact with Rafa, but immediately walked away. Quintero is the more care-free member of the Guadalajara cartel; contrary to Galladro, who is more serious and business-minded.
When not focused on his drug business Quintero is often found partying, riding motorcycles, hitting on women and, especially, taking drugs.
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