NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Wednesday it may seek the death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, following his surprise expulsion from Mexico last month to face sweeping drug charges.
At a hearing in Brooklyn federal court, U.S. District Judge Frederic Block asked a prosecutor whether capital punishment was a possibility for Caro Quintero, 72, who has pleaded not guilty to four counts including continuing criminal enterprise and cocaine importation conspiracy.
