US EditionMexico Transfers 26 Alleged Cartel Operatives to US Custody
Mexico expelled 26 top cartel leaders to the US after the Justice Department agreed not to seek the death penalty, advancing cooperation to fight drug trafficking and violence.
- Mexico turned over 26 cartel figures to the United States under a deal with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
- The move follows growing U.S. pressure and the February transfer of 29 cartel suspects, including Rafael Caro Quintero, amid threats of 25% tariffs, according to the Trump administration.
- Among those extradited is Abigael González Valencia, a Los Cuinis leader linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and Roberto Salazar, wanted for involvement in a 2008 LA sheriff’s deputy murder, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
- Washington noted that `This transfer is yet another example of what is possible when two governments unite against violence and impunity` and said `These fugitives will now face justice in American courts, and the citizens of both our nations will be safer.`
- This action highlights the move by the Trump administration, reported last week, emphasizing increased U.S.-Mexico cooperation against Latin American cartels and drug trafficking.
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On Tuesday, the Mexican government sent 26 drug cartel members who were being held in federal and state prisons to the United States.
By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español The Mexican government on Tuesday sent 26 members of drug trafficking cartels who were being held in federal and state prisons to the United States. Among these members, who were flown out, are Abigael González Valencia, leader of “Los Cuinis,” a group linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG); Kevin Gil Acosta and Martín Zazueta Pérez, alleged leaders of the security apparatus of Los Chapitos, a faction …
Abigail González, alias ‘El Cuini’, leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG); Servando Gómez ‘La Tuta’, leader of the Knights Templar; and Juan Carlos Félix Gastélum, alias ‘El Chavo Félix’, son-in-law of Ismael Zambada ‘El Mayo’ García, are some of the 26 drug lords handed over by Mexico to the United States.
In an unprecedented binational operation, the Mexican government extradited to the United States 26 fugitives accused of serious crimes, including high-ranking leaders and commanders of the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) cartels. The action, coordinated between the Mexican security cabinet and the U.S. Department of Justice, was carried out under strict legal protocols and with the guarantee that none of the defendants face the deat…
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