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US Angry Over Release of Mexican Drug Lord

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08.10.2013 at 09:29am

US Angry Over Release of Mexican Drug Lord – Associated Press.

… Caro Quintero was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Enrique Camarena but a Mexican federal court ordered his release this week saying he had been improperly tried in a federal court for state crimes.

The 60-year-old walked out of a prison in the western state of Jalisco early Friday after serving 28 years of his sentence…

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2 Cases Boost Suspicion of Mexican Justice – LAT

Mexican Tied to Killing of DEA Agent Freed – NYT

Mexico Drug Kingpin Caro Quintero Ordered Released – AP

Mexico Court Frees Drugs Kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero – BBC

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