A founding member of a Mexican drug cartel charged with kidnapping and murdering a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985 has been named to the FBI\u2019s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and one of the highest rewards in the history of the program\u2014$20 million\u2014is being offered for information leading to his capture.<\/p>\n
Rafael Caro-Quintero, known as RCQ and considered a godfather of Mexican drug trafficking, was one of the primary suppliers of heroin, cocaine, and marijuana to the United States in the late 1970s. In 1984, Mexican authorities raided a sprawling marijuana plantation owned by Caro-Quintero, and he blamed undercover DEA agent Enrique \u201cKiki\u201d Camarena for the raid.<\/p>\n
The following year, Camarena was close to uncovering a million-dollar drug pipeline from Mexico to the United States, but before he was able to expose the operation, the federal agent was kidnapped in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, allegedly on direct orders from Caro-Quintero. Camarena\u2019s body, which showed signs of torture, was found a month later.<\/p>\n