Infamous Mexican drug lord caged in US prison moans about not having TV

A notorious Mexican druglord caged over the killing of a DEA agent is moaning about being denied a TV in US prison.

Rafael Caro Quintero, who once ruled the Guadalajara Cartel with an iron fist, has filed documents with a New York court which claim he is being subjected to extreme isolation and denied communication with the outside world.

His lawyers argue he is being treated like a terrorist after being extradited to the US in February. They say the extreme measures are in place without him having been tried in court. It comes after police shame British drugs mules by making them pose for photos with suitcases.

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Attorney Mark DeMarco, who is defending the narco kingpin, is asking a judge to change the conditions of his detention, claiming the current situation is a risk to his client's mental and physical health.

After Mexico extradited him to the US in February, the 72-year-old has been held at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center under Special Administrative Measures (SAMs). These measures are put in place when a prisoner could cause death and serious injury to other people by communicating with the outside world.

His lawyers claim he is locked up for 23 hours in a windowless cell which always has the lights on. When the weekend comes, he's locked up for 24 hours, and has no exercise or physical contact with relatives, they said. The team adds that since he's been locked up, he's only been able to have a couple of phone calls with family in Mexico, which were monitored by prison staff.

They also complained that he hasn't been provided with a television though he is eligible to have one. At the moment, he only has a radio which he can't listen to because he only speaks Spanish.

"The government has imposed these restrictions without demonstrating that Mr. Quintero poses a real risk . The measures are based on myths and legends that have surrounded him for years, not on verifiable facts," the litigants said.

Caro Quintero was extradited to face charges for his alleged role in killing DEA agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena in 1985. He was arrested in Mexico in 2022, and has been awaiting trial since he was extradited to the US.

This comes after it emerged how thousands of young children have allegedly been abducted by cartel members after they targeted them in McDonalds as part of a vile new recruitment strategy.

The sick method sees Mexican gangs creeping around takeaway spots and luring kids to unknowingly join the underworld. According to local media, the children are promised a better life or lucrative jobs, before they are kidnapped by the cartels.

It has been reported that the gangsters offer them a free vacation and then force then teens into a life of crime. Heartbroken families continue to hunt for their missing children following the abductions.