Mexico extradited 29 people accused of being involved in drug cartels to the U.S. on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced. The big picture: The move is a part of President Trump's vow to crack down on cartels for what he called in an executive order a "campaign of violence and terror" that saw him designate eight drug cartels as global terrorist organizations last week.

Mexico has sent infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government. Caro Quintero was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985.

Mexico has extradited dozens of drug cartel figures to the U.S., including Rafael Caro Quintero -- who was behind the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.

A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City on Thursday and is expected to face a judge on Friday,

Rafael Caro Quintero has spent years on the DEA's most wanted list and is now in U.S. custody, expected to be arraigned in New York Friday. "Caro Quintero, a cartel kingpin who un

Mexico has extradited drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government

Rafael Caro Quintero, a notorious cartel boss, is set to be arraigned in a U.S. federal court on drug trafficking charges. Extradited from Mexico with 28 others, his case highlights ongoing U.S.-Mexico cooperation against drug cartels.