The 69-year-old was arrested after a search dog named Max found him hiding in shrubland in the town of San Simon in Sinaloa state. Meanwhile a Mexican navy Blackhawk helicopter crashed during the operation, killing 14 of those onboard.
Rafael Caro Quintero co-founded the Guadalajara cartel, one of Latin America's most powerful drug trafficking organisationsMexican military forces have captured notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the torture and murder of a US DEA agent in 1985.
Caro Quintero, 69, was arrested after a search dog named Max found him hiding in shrubland in the town of San Simon in Sinaloa state during a joint operation by the navy and the Attorney General's Office, according to a statement from the navy. Meanwhile, a Mexican navy Blackhawk helicopter carrying 15 people crashed near the coastal city of Los Mochis during the operation, killing 14 of those onboard, the statement said.The navy said the helicopter suffered an"accident", the cause of which has not yet been determined.Footage of the arrest released by the navy showed Caro Quintero, his face blurred, dressed in jeans, a soaking wet blue shirt and a baggy khaki jacket.
Caro Quintero rose to prominence as a co-founder of the Guadalajara cartel, one of Latin America's most powerful drug trafficking organisations during the 1980s.
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