when assembling the surveillance equipment after the agents come to Mexico a strobe-light controller (Lightwave AF1000) is shown powered on in the rack, this is a club item not much good for surveillance.
When Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Costa Rica. It seems that they where hiding in a private property with ocean views on one of the two coasts of the country, the closest being 83 Km (or 52 miles) away from the airport. Actually Caro Quintero was arrested in a private property being actually less than half a mile from the airport.