Mexico sends us 26 cartel members in accordance with the Trump administration

Mexico sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States Tuesday in the last major agreement with the Trump administration while the American authorities are gaining pressure on the criminal networks trafficking across the border.

Those who are given to us to the custody include Abigael González Valencia, a chief of “Los Cuinis”, a group closely aligned with the notorious Cartel Jalisco New Generationor cjng. Another accused, Roberto Salazar, is sought after as part of the murder in 2008 of an assistant from the Sheriff of the County of Los Angeles. Other eminent figures have links with the Sinaloa cartel and other violent drug trafficking groups.

Transfers are an important step for the Trump administration, which has dismantled dangerous drug cartels a key priority from the Ministry of Justice. This is the second time in the months that Mexico has expelled cartel figures accused of smuggling of narcotics, murder and other crimes in the increasing pressure of the Trump administration to slow down the drug flow in the American streets.

“These 26 men have all played a role in violence and drugs on the American coast – under this Ministry of Justice, they will face serious consequences on their crimes against this country,” said prosecutor General Pam Bondi in a statement. “We are grateful to the Mexico National Security team for their collaboration in this case.”

In February, President Trump signed a decree Designating CJNG, Sinaloa and six other Aragua Cartels-Tren, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Northeast Cartel (formerly Los Zetas), the new Michoacan family, Gulf Cartel (Gulf Cartel) and the Cartels-As-As As Foreign Terror Organizations.

Cartel figures were placed on planes in the United States after the Ministry of Justice agreed not to ask for the death penalty Against one of the accused or against leaders and members of the cartel sent to the United States in February. This transfer was 29 cartel figuresIncluding the drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the murder of an American DEA agent in 1985.

“This transfer is yet another example of what is possible when two governments are united against violence and impunity,” the American ambassador said in Mexico Ronald Johnson in a statement. “These fugitives will now face justice in the American courts, and the citizens of our two nations will be safer from these common enemies.”

February transfers came while Mexican officials were trying to withdraw the threat of the Trump administration to impose prices on Mexican imports. At the end of the monthPresident Trump met with Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and agreed to postpone threatened prices of 30% for 90 days to allow negotiations.

Sheinbaum has shown a desire to cooperate more on security than its predecessor, being specifically more aggressive in search of Mexico cartels. But it drew a clear line with regard to the sovereignty of Mexico, rejecting the suggestions of Mr. Trump and other interventions by the American army.

Last week, a source familiar with the question Confirmed at CBS News That Trump ordered the soldiers to target drug cartels in Latin America. Sheinbaum replied Friday saying that there would be “no invasion of Mexico”.

The Servando Gómez Martinez, also known as “La Tuta”, is also included in the group, also known as “La Tuta”, a former school teacher who has become one of the most sought -after drug lords in Mexico. He was captured in 2015 and sentenced to 55 years in a Mexican prison in June 2019.

Gomez managed the almost religious criminal group which formerly exercised absolute control over Michoacan and he liked to appear in interviews and videos. The cartel orchestrated the policy, controlled trade, dictated the rules and preached a code of ethics around devotion to God and the family, even if they have murdered and looted.

Abigael González Valencia is the brother-in-law of the CJNG chief, Nemesio Rubén “El Mencho” daresguera Cervantes, a higher target of the American government. Abigael González Valencia was arrested in February 2015 in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco and has fought extradition to the United States since then. The US government has offered a reward of up to $ 15 million for information leading to the arrest or the conviction of El Mencho.

Alongside his two brothers, Abigael González Valencia directed “Los Cuinis”, who financed the foundation and the growth of the CJNG, one of the most powerful and dangerous cartels in Mexico. The CJNG trafficked hundreds of tons of cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl in the United States and other countries and is known for extreme violence, murders, torture and corruption.

One of his brothers, José González Valence, was sentenced to the Washington Federal Court In June at 30 years in an American prison after pleading guilty of international cocaine trafficking. Jose González Valencia was arrested in 2017 under the first Trump administration in a seaside resort in Brazil while he is on vacation with his family under a false name.