Mexico City, Feb 28 (AP) Mexico has extradited drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a US DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the US government, a Mexican government official said Thursday.

The official, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, confirmed Caro Quintero's extradition. Mexico's Attorney General's Office said in a statement that the 29 prisoners extradited Thursday faced charges related to drug trafficking among other crimes.

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Mexico's government is trying to head off U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports that could be imposed next week.

Caro Quintero was arrested by Mexican forces in 2022. (AP)

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