Enrique "Kiki" Camarena disappeared in 1985 shortly after he helped bust a billion-dollar marijuana operation in Mexico.

Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.

Mexican authorities finally extradited one of the most wanted drug lords in the United States, signaling that the Latin American

The Mexican drug kingpin who was brought to the United States on Thursday is accused in the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.

The White House called Caro Quintero “one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world” in a statement before his arraignment, where more than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and other federal officials filled a large ceremonial courtroom.

BROOKLYN (CN) — Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who masterminded the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985, pleaded not guilty Friday after Mexico expelled him and 28 other cartel figures to the United States this week.

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero appeared before a judge in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon, pleading not guilty to charges related to his involvement in the decades-old killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.