Drug Kingpin Freed After Conviction for 1985 Agent's Death

A notorious drug lord, sentenced for the 1985 murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officer, has been released after serving his full prison term, according to a late-night confirmation from a federal official on Wednesday.

Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, aged 94, had been on house arrest near Mexico City following his transfer out of a prison facility in 2016. Unofficial comments, as the source was not authorized for public statements, disclosed that his release occurred last weekend.

Details of Conviction

Fonseca, who helped establish the Guadalajara Cartel, was found guilty of kidnapping, brutally torturing, and murdering DEA agent Enrique Camarena.

Camarena was abducted while heading to meet his wife, Mika, for lunch on February 7, 1985, before being forcibly taken away in a vehicle by cartel members. At the time, he was on the brink of returning to the United States within weeks, per the DEA.

Approximately a month after his abduction, Camarena's remains were discovered on a rural property about 60 miles from where he was last seen. His body showed signs of torture.

Further Legal Actions

Though Rafael Caro Quintero, another key figure in the crime, remains convicted, questions abound as to whether U.S. authorities will pursue further action against Fonseca, who remains listed as wanted for 'kidnapping and murder of a federal agent.'

Fonseca was initially apprehended in the Mexican resort city of Puerto Vallarta in 1985.

Legacy of Agent Camarena

Agent Camarena, a family man with three sons, was residing in Guadalajara, Mexico, undercover, as revealed in a CBS News interview with his son. For four years, he pursued the country’s most prominent marijuana and cocaine distributors.