US EditionMexican drug lord convicted in killing of DEA agent released after completing sentence
- Ernesto "Don Neto" Fonseca Carrillo was released after completing his 40-year sentence for the murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, as confirmed by CBS News.
- Fonseca, 94, co-founded the Guadalajara Cartel and was found guilty of kidnapping, torturing, and killing Camarena in 1985, according to CBS News.
- Camarena was abducted while heading to lunch and was found dead a month later, suffering from signs of torture, as reported by CBS News.
- Rafael Caro Quintero, another co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel, was also convicted in Camarena's murder and extradited to the U.S. In February.
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Drug lord, target of San Diego suit by slain DEA agent's family, freed from prison
Enrique “Kiki” Camarena (Photo courtesy of DEA.gov) A Mexican drug cartel leader convicted in the killing of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena has reportedly been freed from prison. Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, 94, had been serving a 40-year prison sentence for Camarena’s 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder. Since 2016, he had been serving his sentence under home confinement, but his term was recently completed and he was released last weekend, the…
Drug Lord Who Killed US Agent Released From Mexico Prison
A notorious drug lord has been released from a Mexican prison after he was convicted of killing a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent 45 years ago, CBS News reported. Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, 94, was released last weekend, according to CBS News, citing a federal agent. Fonseca, the co-founder of the Guadalajara Cartel was found guilty in the kidnapping, torture, and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. While heading ou…
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