The house where Rafael Caro Quintero was hiding out (PHOTOS)

• The place where Rafael Caro Quintero was hiding out has been revealed.
• He was in a remote area.
• He stayed away from the city.

After his recent capture on July 15, 2022, details began to emerge about the house where the drug trafficker was hiding out. This is where Rafael Caro Quintero was hiding, far from luxury and comfort.

Rio Doce states that the capture of Rafael Caro Quintero was not a violent one. The capo was not alone, two bodyguards were with him but they could do nothing to defend him because the operation was carried out perfectly.

The house where Rafael Caro Quintero was hiding out

The marines subdued and disarmed them and then led the «Narco de narcos» to house number 6 in the town of San Simón, in the municipality of Choix in Sinaloa. The house was in a remote area.

The small mountain town, which borders Chihuahua, is made up of just six houses. Caro Quintero lived his last days of freedom in a recently built house that was the last in the village. However, it was far from being a property with capo luxuries.

Caro Quintero lived far from luxury

The modest home consists of three rooms. The largest, main room is the bedroom where there is a king size bed, two cushions, a stool, two nightstands and a chest of drawers with a half-moon mirror. The 69-year-old capo slept there.

When the marines arrived in San Simón in their Black Hawk helicopters on Friday, July 15, Caro Quintero was at home. And when he heard the rotors of the aircraft he fled and hid in an avocado orchard, accompanied by the two gunmen who were protecting him. Of course, the marines found them, according to Rio Doce.

He didn’t resist arrest

According to Sin embargo, residents and armed civilians said the capo did not offer resistance and neither did his bodyguards. He could not advance further up the sierra because he is no longer agile and has knee ailments,since he is no longer the young Caro.

One of the marines who received recognition for their outstanding work during the operation to catch Caro Quintero was Max, a dog who is highly trained in specialized searches. He is a bloodhound with an extremely acute sense of smell and he gave clues as to where Quintero was.

Some complications with Caro’s capture

The testimonies collected in the upper part of the Sierra de Choix establish that three helicopters arrived at the scene, and a fourth flew over it during the entire naval operation. One went down into an open field and the commandos advanced on foot, while another group came up behind them.

According to Rio Doce, the marines never spoke to the residents, except for one named Rarámuri, whose house was destroyed by the gusts of wind caused by the blades of the helicopters that were arduously searching for the founder of the Guadalajara Cartel and leader of the Caborca ​​Cartel.