US EditionMexico Transfers 37 Cartel Members to U.S. Custody
This third prisoner transfer in a year brings the total to 92 cartel members sent from Mexico to the U.S. to reduce violence, Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said.
- 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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