 Locals from Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Caro Quintero's hometown, recall that Caro Quintero was a benefactor in the area in the 1980s.The town's mayor, Ángel Robles Bañuelos, said in a 2013 interview that Caro Quintero financed the construction of a highway in Badiraguato and helped electrify the area.The mayor recalled that before the highway was built, it would take days for people to travel in and out of Badiraguato.