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Number two, Rafael Caro Quintero. He was one of the founders of the Guadalajara Cartel, a powerful criminal organization formed in the 1980s. Caro Quintero gained international notoriety for large‑scale marijuana and cocaine trafficking, and he was linked to the murder of a DEA agent, which put him on the radar of U.S. and Mexican authorities for decades. After years on the run, authorities tracked him to a rural compound surrounded by guard towers and dense forest. A high‑risk raid was executed