Caro Quintero was eventually captured in Costa Rica by Mexican authorities, after Ronald Reagan closed the US-Mexican border in 1985. The Fox article claims that the plane Caro Quintero escaped on was piloted by a man contracted by the CIA. 'Well, Caro Quintero came up to the plane door waved a bottle of champagne at the DEA agents and said, 'My children, next time, bring more guns.' And laughed at us.' They told us we were not going to take Caro Quintero,' says Berrellez, recalling the stand-off. Here is one former DEA agent’s description: 'Upon arrival we were confronted by over 50 DFS agents pointing machine guns and shotguns at us-the DEA.
As DEA agents closed in on him at the Guadalajara airport, armed DFS agents confronted the DEA, allowing Caro Quintero to escape to Costa Rica. Camarena’s body was then dumped and the DEA began a search for Caro Quintero.
