Rafael Caro Quintero: 12 key facts you need to know

Rafael Caro Quintero is known to be one of the most notorious Mexican drug lords. He was top of the FBIs most wanted list.

He co-founded the now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s.

Rafael Caro Quintero was born on October 24, 1952 in Badiraguato, Mexico and he is currently 70 years old at the time of this writing.

Rafael Caro Quintero is a Mexican and a white Hispanic man.

Rafael Caro Quintero is very closed on what his religious beliefs are.

Rafael Caro Quintero has an estimated height of 6 feet and an average weight of 160 Pounds

Rafael Caro Quintero educational background is very shallow, but he seems to be well-educated.

Rafael Caro Quintero was born to Emilio Caro Payán and Hermelinda Quintero. He was the eldest son of 12 children born to his parents. According to reports, his father worked in agriculture and grazing and died when Caro Quintero was 14 years old.

With his father gone, he worked alongside his mother to take care of the rest of the family.

Rafael Caro Quintero was indeed married with kids, he had married twice in his lifetime. He first married Mara Elizabeth Elenes Lerma and together they had four children Roxana Elizabeth, Hector Rafael, Henoch Emilio, and Mario Yibran. The duo split up after a few years of marriage though its not stated why.

Rafael got married to his last and final partner Diana Espinoza Aguilar. He fell for her after seeing her on television in some pictures associated with the beauty contest at the Puente Grande Prison, Jalison.

In October 2010, Diana and Caro connected through the host of a grupera music program. Rafael and Diana began their family as soon as they were both freed from prison. Children born to the couple include Roxana Elizabeth Caro Elenes.

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero co-founded the now-defunct Guadalajara Cartel in the late 1970s with Miguel Angle Félix Gallardo and other drug dealers. He is the sibling of Miguel Caro Quintero, a fellow drug dealer who founded and oversaw the defunct Sonora Cartel.

Rafael Caro Quintero had no awards entitled to his name, though he is said to have done philanthropic work for the locals from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Caro Quintero’s hometown.

For the capture of Rafael Caro Quintero, the United States Department of State’s Narcotics Rewards Program was offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Rafael Caro-Quintero.

Rafael Caro Quintero used to live in Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico before his capture.

Rafael Caro Quintero had been noted to be one of the wealthiest men in Mexico. Before his capture, he was said to have a net worth estimated at 650 million USD which he solely earned from his drug activities and illegal business.

According to reports gathered, Rafael Caro Quintero’s assets were not seized rather they were given to his ex-wives and kids.

Rafael Caro Quintero does not have a social media account.

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