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Mexico Transfers 37 Cartel Members to U.S. Custody

  • Tuesday, Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced Mexico transferred 37 alleged cartel members to the United States, marking the third major handover in less than one year.
  • Facing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexico framed the transfers as public-safety measures under bilateral cooperation and Mexico's National Security Law.
  • Military aircraft transported the detainees on seven Mexican Armed Forces flights to Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego; video shows handcuffed suspects linked to Sinaloa, Beltrán-Leyva, and Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación.
  • Harfuch argued the transfers prevent suspects from generating violence and that Mexico secured a U.S. pledge against the death penalty, though lawmakers disputed legal grounds.
  • Building on earlier extraditions, Tuesday's transfer included Pedro Inzunza Noriega and María del Rosario Navarro Sánchez, following last February's handover of Rafael Caro Quintero to U.S. justice authorities.
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Yesterday morning, Mexico handed over to U.S. authorities “37 operators of criminal organizations that represented a real threat to the security of the country.” The head of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), Omar García Harfuch, reported on social networks that “the action was carried out in accordance with the National Security Law and under mechanisms of bilateral cooperation, with full respect for national sovereignty.” …

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Mexico has again handed over 37 members of drug cartels to the US. Since last year, more than 90 offenders have been handed over.

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