413:, Sinaloa. Prior to his arrest he repeatedly stated he is innocent of the charges and has accused the DEA of pursuing a vendetta against him for his brother, Rafael Caro Quintero's, alleged role in the death of DEA Special Agent Enrique Camarena. Miguel Caro Quintero is noted as having called into a radio station to profess his innocence, stating: "If I had a cartel, I'd have a lot of money and my brother wouldn't be there (in jail)" and claiming to be an innocent rancher. He further stated he does not believe his brother was involved in the killing of the DEA agent.
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693:Grayson, George W. (August 2007).
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607:Weiner, Tim (December 22, 2001).
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2819:2007 disestablishments in Mexico
1911:Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez
2124:José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo
1652:Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
1633:Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix
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201:Drug Enforcement Administration
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2740:Most-wanted Mexican drug lords
1675:Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano
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2770:2015 Amado checkpoint protest
1807:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
1493:Jalisco New Generation Cartel
695:"Mexico and the Drug Cartels"
2775:2018 Chimney Canyon shootout
1962:Other cartels and drug lords
1569:Juan José Esparragoza Moreno
179:By 2007, the Sonora Cartel,
16:Mexico based criminal cartel
2052:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
1932:Rosalinda González Valencia
1865:Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas
1737:Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar
1121:José de Jesús Méndez Vargas
879:Policía Federal Ministerial
661:Liddick, Donald R. (2004).
541:Richards, James R. (1998).
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245:Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
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1897:Antonio Oseguera Cervantes
1860:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
1825:Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes
1576:Ignacio Coronel Villarreal
992:Sergio Villarreal Barragán
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1343:Vicente Carrillo Fuentes
1231:Antonio Cárdenas Guillén
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2145:Raúl Salinas de Gortari
2078:Jesús Amezcua Contreras
1904:Elvis González Valencia
1883:Rubén Oseguera González
1626:Benjamín Arellano Félix
1446:Nazario Moreno González
1439:Servando Gómez Martínez
1432:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1414:Servando Gómez Martínez
1407:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1318:Pablo Acosta Villarreal
1311:Rafael Aguilar Guajardo
1252:Homero Cárdenas Guillén
1128:Servando Gómez Martínez
1114:Enrique Plancarte Solís
1107:Alberto Espinoza Barrón
1100:Rafael Cedeño Hernández
1093:Dionisio Loya Plancarte
1072:Nazario Moreno González
985:Edgar Valdez Villarreal
503:Beith, Malcolm (2010).
465:List of gangs in Mexico
279:Enrique "Kiki" Camarena
187:became branches of the
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2092:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
1925:José González Valencia
1870:Érick Valencia Salazar
1830:Érick Valencia Salazar
1776:Miguel Treviño Morales
1681:Edgardo Leyva Escandón
1669:Enedina Arellano Félix
1645:Eduardo Arellano Félix
1372:Knights Templar Cartel
1325:Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1224:Osiel Cárdenas Guillén
1217:Óscar Malherbe de León
1192:Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
1079:Carlos Rosales Mendoza
336:, but also less so in
249:Colombian drug cartels
215:, and operated out of
141:Colombian drug cartels
50:Founding location
2745:Piracy on Falcon Lake
2735:Juárez house of death
2356:Nuevo León-Tamaulipas
2138:Noé Ramírez Mandujano
1639:Carlos Arellano Félix
1563:Ismael Zambada García
1540:Ismael Zambada García
1527:Adrián Gómez González
1245:Mario Ramírez Treviño
971:Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
19:Criminal organization
2131:Arturo Durazo Moreno
2058:Rafael Caro Quintero
2035:Independent Acapulco
1876:Martín Arzola Ortega
1843:Martín Arzola Ortega
1783:Omar Treviño Morales
1751:Galindo Mellado Cruz
1730:Jaime González Durán
1723:Arturo Guzmán Decena
1619:Ramón Arellano Félix
1557:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1534:Joaquín Guzmán Loera
1086:Arnoldo Rueda Medina
1017:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
999:Héctor Beltrán Leyva
978:Carlos Beltrán Leyva
964:Arturo Beltrán Leyva
947:South Pacific Cartel
917:Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
423:Rafael Caro Quintero
417:Rafael Caro Quintero
381:Miguel Caro Quintero
375:Miguel Caro Quintero
352:, and the States of
271:Rafael Caro Quintero
213:Rafael Caro Quintero
205:Miguel Caro Quintero
44:Rafael Caro Quintero
40:Miguel Caro Quintero
2854:Gangs in California
2631:Rodolfo Torre Cantú
2461:Villas de Salvárcar
2456:Juárez rehab center
732:. February 4, 2010.
125:Criminal activities
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2641:(police commander)
2612:Politicians killed
2099:Juan García Ábrego
2085:Pedro Avilés Pérez
2020:Santa Rosa de Lima
1349:Juan Pablo Ledezma
1199:Juan García Abrego
769:2009-08-27 at the
643:on October 8, 1999
613:The New York Times
480:Guadalajara Cartel
433:Guadalajara Cartel
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2625:(DEA agent)
2586:Las Tinajas
2526:2014 Iguala
2405:Xcellerator
2342:Lince Norte
2030:Los Viagras
2015:Nueva Plaza
1985:Guadalajara
1488:Gente Nueva
1481:Armed wings
1383:Armed wings
1287:Armed wings
1152:Gulf Cartel
935:Armed wings
395:tax evasion
338:Guadalajara
330:Agua Prieta
299:Cali Cartel
225:Guadalajara
221:Agua Prieta
211:co-founder
80:Guadalajara
76:Agua Prieta
2798:Categories
2760:Narco tank
2649:(US agent)
2546:Minatitlán
2536:Topo Chico
2471:Nuevo León
2328:Jump Start
2279:Blue Storm
2272:Black Swan
2250:Operations
2226:Shadowfire
2184:Operations
2025:Los Negros
1498:Los Ántrax
1170:Los Metros
709:2010-09-19
647:2008-04-14
619:2008-04-14
491:References
437:Costa Rica
411:Los Mochis
326:Hermosillo
322:California
285:Operations
275:Costa Rica
253:California
217:Hermosillo
195:Background
104:California
72:Hermosillo
36:Founded by
2541:Salamanca
2466:Chihuauha
2448:Massacres
2431:Massacres
2349:Michoacán
2314:Escorpión
2286:Chihuahua
2219:Gunrunner
2010:Los Rojos
1704:Los Zetas
1175:Los Rojos
817:Names in
449:marijuana
431:, of the
303:marijuana
114:Ethnicity
68:Territory
63:1987−2007
2571:Irapuato
2506:Altamira
2496:Coahuila
2476:Guerrero
2391:Terminus
2240:Wildfire
2212:Delirium
2205:Coronado
2197:Projects
2181:Projects
1818:Founders
1715:Founders
1611:Founders
1512:Founders
1399:Founders
1303:Founders
1294:La Línea
1184:Founders
1163:Factions
1064:Founders
956:Founders
834:Timeline
767:Archived
729:HuffPost
459:See also
346:Culiacán
295:Colombia
229:Culiacán
160:, was a
84:Culiacán
2576:Camargo
2551:Uruapan
2511:Apodaca
2377:Sinaloa
2363:Phalanx
2005:Milenio
1853:Leaders
1761:Leaders
1662:Leaders
1549:Leaders
1424:Leaders
1335:Leaders
1209:Leaders
1009:Leaders
819:italics
453:cocaine
387:Caborca
358:Durango
354:Nayarit
350:Sinaloa
342:Jalisco
314:Arizona
291:cocaine
257:Arizona
237:Sinaloa
233:Nayarit
119:Mexican
117:mostly
96:Arizona
92:Nayarit
88:Durango
28:Founded
2605:Deaths
2591:Celaya
2434:Deaths
2384:Solare
2300:Coyote
2265:Bishop
2000:Oaxaca
1995:Colima
1990:Sonora
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391:Sonora
334:Sonora
265:Nevada
241:Sonora
183:, and
166:cartel
162:Mexico
137:Allies
108:Nevada
54:Mexico
2690:Books
2674:Books
318:Texas
293:from
261:Texas
100:Texas
671:ISBN
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549:ISBN
515:ISBN
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