A Mexican drug kingpin who was depicted in Netflix’s gritty crime drama “Narcos” was arraigned Friday in Brooklyn — wearing the handcuffs that belonged to the DEA agent he was convicted of kidnapping,

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.

Among those extradited is Rafael Caro Quintero, who was convicted of the 1985 torture and murder of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Camarena joined the DEA in 1974, the year after its founding.

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 and Vicente Carillo Fuentes were “expelled” from Mexico Thursday to face justice in the U.S., including for the former’s alleged “masterminding” of the 1985

More than 100 Drug Enforcement Administration agents packed a New ... The agent's capture and subsequent murder were dramatized in Netflix's "Narcos: Mexico."

The Mexican drug kingpin who was brought to the United States on Thursday is accused in the 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.

BROOKLYN (CN) — Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who masterminded the killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent in 1985, pleaded not guilty Friday after Mexico expelled him and 28 other cartel figures to the United States this week.

A drug cartel kingpin, known as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s top target for his role in the killing of a DEA agent, was moved from Mexico to New York City.

Those extradited reportedly include Rafael Caro Quintero, long sought in the killing of a U.S. narcotics agent.