Politics
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security says drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero's release is a test of Mexico's new president, who must see that Caro Quintero is put back behind bars.
Texas Republican Michael McCaul says an appeals court's decision to overturn Caro Quintero's 40-year sentence for the 1985 murder of Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena is "insulting."
McCaul told The Associated Press said Caro Quintero is "a cold-blooded killer and he's done 28 years." He added that "it's not a good sign for the new administration right now."
McCaul predicted a "negative impact" on U.S.-Mexico relations "if the Mexican attorney general doesn't pursue additional federal charges or help with extradition."
The three-judge court said Caro Quintero should have been prosecuted in state not federal court.
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