The Mexican government began to send nearly 30 cartels to the United States sought by US authorities, including a trafficker that the US have been looking for for 40 years. The information is from the newspaper The New York Times.
The transfer of so many significant figures of organized crime marks one of Mexico’s most important efforts in the fight against drugs, allowing traffickers to face accusations in US federal courts.
The decision to send traffickers occurs as a Mexico high level delegation arrived in Washington to discuss a security agreement at a time of tension between the two countries.
Although the US government refused to comment on the case, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry announced the release of the wanted, highlighting the importance of bilateral cooperation.
Among those transferred is Rafael Dear Quintero, one of the founders of the Sinalo Cartel, convicted in Mexico for being the mentor of the murder of Drug Agent Encarcement Administration (DEA), Enrique Camarena, in 1985. It was also included in the list Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales, former leader of cartel Zetas, captured in Mexico in 2013.
Recently, the Trump government has exercised diplomatic and economic pressure on Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum, threatening to impose tariffs and suggesting military actions against cartels within the Mexican territory.
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During a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Strmer, Trump reiterated the severity of the situation, stating that the flow of narcotics through the southern US border continues to cause many deaths.
