On Tuesday, Mexico issued more than two dozen persons suspected of drug cartels to the United States. According to Reuters, this step comes at the time of increasing pressure from US President Donald Trump’s administration to Breaking influential drug groups in the country, informs TASR.
- Mexico issued 26 suspects to the US.
- Persons are members of influential drug cartels.
- Washington described these groups as terrorist organizations.
- Mexico responds to Donald Trump’s pressure pressure.
- The death penalty for the suspects issued will not be required.
The Mexican authorities stated in the statement that 26 imprisoned persons were sent to the US by Washington with drug groups. At the same time, Mexico confirmed that the US Department of Justice has asked for their release and promised that he would not ask for the accused death penalty.
According to AP, there is also a person among the persons issued Abigael González Valencia, leader of the “Los Cuinis” group, that has close ties to the dreaded Jalisco New Generation cartel. Washington described this group as a terrorist organization.
This is the second case in the last months when Mexico issued members of cartels accused of drug smuggling, murder and other serious crimes In response to the pressure of Trump’s administration to limit drug imports across borders. In February, the country issued 29 alleged cartel members including Rafael Cara Quinter, which is Suspected of the kidnapping, torture and murder of a special investigator of the US Drug Agency Dea Enrique “Kiki” Camaren in 1985.
Trump often criticizes Mexico, Canada and China for insufficient measures in the fight against smuting the deadly opioid fentanyl to the United States, where approximately 75,000 people die for overdose annually. This opioid is mostly produced in Mexico from the raw materials supplied mainly from China.
