Mexico has extradited notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other fugitive cartel members to the United States, according to the US Department of Justice. Caro Quintero, considered by Mexican authorities to be the founder of the Guadalajara cartel,

A Mexican drug lord who was one of U.S. authorities’ most wanted men has been brought into a New York courtroom to answer charges that include orchestrating the 1985 killing of a U.S. federal agent.

Mexican drug lords faced criminal charges in the U.S. on Friday, with some looking at a possible death penalty, as court proceedings commenced and the defendants' lawyers accused Mexico of failing to follow legal procedures with forced expulsions.