Extradition of Erick Valencia, co-founder of the CJNG, has been approved

A federal judge opened the door this Tuesday to the extradition of Erick Valencia Salazar, one of the founders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which was recaptured in 2022. The magistrate has rejected an amparo that the defense of the prisoner, known as El 85, presented last August to stop his transfer to the United States. Valencia Salazar may still be able to file an appeal with the courts to try to overturn the decision. In the n…

Initially, he was the 'right hand' of the leader of the CJNG, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho', one of the most wanted men in Mexico.