Mexican authorities finally extradited one of the most wanted drug lords in the United States, signaling that the Latin American

Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero appeared before a judge in Brooklyn on Friday afternoon, pleading not guilty to charges related to his involvement in the decades-old killing of a Drug Enforcement Administration agent.

The White House called Caro Quintero “one of the most evil cartel bosses in the world” in a statement before his arraignment, where more than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents and other federal officials filled a large ceremonial courtroom.

Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.

The alleged founder of the Sinaloa drug cartel was ordered held without bail in New York after he was sent by Mexico to face US charges tied to the slaying of a US Drug Enforcement Administration agent that was dramatized in the “Narcos” series on Netflix.