Following the recent transfer of 29 leaders of organized crime to the United States, the National Action Party (PAN) will present an initiative in the Chamber of Deputies to establish life imprisonment for politicians linked to organized crime. This was announced by the party president, Jorge Romero, who emphasized that, although the transfer of these drug traffickers "helps," it does not fundamentally resolve the problem of violence nor dismantle the networks of corruption that, according to him, have permeated state governments.
"It is positive that 29 criminals are expelled, but it is necessary to apprehend the hundreds of drug traffickers who continue to operate freely throughout the country," said Romero. The blue-and-white leader also criticized that the transfer of the 29 drug traffickers is not a product of a security strategy from the Mexican government but of the "pressure" exerted by Washington. "It is regrettable that Mexican justice acts three times faster only when demanded by the United States. These are the ones that cause the most damage to Mexico," he asserted.
Romero pointed out that the transfer to the United States will not change the situation of violence being experienced in Mexico, where drug trafficking continues to operate freely in states like Michoacán, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas, where, according to the PAN member, Morena has lost control of the territory. "The extradition of around twenty criminals, while helpful, does not solve the problem of violence nor automatically dismantle the networks of corruption that have infiltrated so many state governments," he concluded.
Finally, Jorge Romero called on the federal government for a change in the security strategy, for the benefit of Mexican families. "This same speed should be applied to resolve the thousands of backlog justice cases in Mexico," he emphasized. "We cannot continue in a scheme where those who must confront organized crime turn out to be friends of the criminals."
