WASHINGTON (AP) — Mexico is banishing 26 high-ranked cartel statues to the United States in its latest major deal with the Trump administration as U.S. authorities put pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across borders.
Cartel leaders and other prominent figures said they were flying from Mexico to the US on Tuesday. They spoke in an anonymity state. Because they were not yet authorized to discuss ongoing operations.
Being handed over to US custody includes Abigael Gonzalez Valencia, leader of “Los Quinis,” which is closely aligned with the infamous Cartel Jalisco New Generation or CJNG. Another person, Roberto Salazar, has been accused of taking part in the 2008 murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, the person said.
The Mexican Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Security have confirmed the relocation that took place after an agreement from the US Department of Justice.
Mexico has expelled cartel figures accused of drug smuggling, murder and other crimes for months amid increasing pressure from the Trump administration to curb the flow of drugs across the border. Mexico handed over to US authorities in February 29 Cartel FigureIncludes Dr. Rafael Caro Quintero Behind the 1985 murder of US DEA agents.
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Verza was reported from Mexico City
