US EditionMexican President Sheinbaum Says Extradition Of 26 Cartel Operatives Was About Mexico's Security, Not U.S. Pressure
- Mexico extradited 26 inmates to the U.S. to prevent them from controlling drug cartels from prison, according to authorities.
- Mexican Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch stated that extraditing the leaders was beneficial for Mexico's security and complied with U.S. President Donald Trump's requests.
- Prosecutor Alejandro Gertz Manero confirmed that the extradition dealt with key criminal leaders threatening national security.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum emphasized cooperation with the U.S. while ruling out military intervention, stating, 'There is not going to be an invasion.
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Sheinbaum, on the delivery of 26 narcos to the United States: “It’s for the security of our country” The president says it was a “sovereign” decision and not a petition from the Trump Zedryk Raziel-El Pais administration The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, has defended her government’s decision to hand over to the United States a new group of 26 members of organized crime, including a large number of capos from the Sinaloa Cartel. The pr…
Mexico has extradited 26 drug traffickers to the United States. Among them are leaders of the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels, as well as the boss of Los Cuinis, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia. They are accused of smuggling tons of drugs, kidnapping, human trafficking and murder. Most face life sentences in prison, writes elpais. This is the second major extradition since the beginning of Donald Trump's second term: in February, Mexico han…
Mexico Hands Over Cartel Leaders as U.S. Squeezes with Tariff Warnings
Mexico’s government transferred 26 high-ranking cartel figures to U.S. custody on August 12, 2025. Officials from Mexico’s attorney general’s office confirmed the handover, which included leaders and senior operatives from the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation Cartels (CJNG). These men face U.S. charges for drug trafficking, money laundering, and violent crimes. Mexico said they continued […]
Mexican Drug Lords Come to America: What Happens Now? - Liberty Nation News
By Leesa K. Donner In a deal struck by President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, the Department of Justice announced Aug. 12 that 26 Mexican drug lords were brought onto US soil to face the music. This is the second haul of kingpins – the first happened in February when 29 such persons were extradited to America. […]
Two of them were leaders of the security apparatus of the Chapitos, and one was leader of a group of hit men protecting fentanyl laboratories.
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