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Mexico Extradites 37 Criminals to the US

The Mexican government confirmed the extradition of 37 criminals to the US, the third such operation under the Trump administration. Among the extradited are leaders of the country's largest drug cartels.


Mexico Extradites 37 Criminals to the US

The Mexican government confirmed that a total of 92 criminals have been extradited on three separate occasions since the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump. Sources from the Secretariat of Security assured LPO that among those transferred is Ricardo González Sauceda, known as "El Ricky," who served as a regional leader of the Northeast Cartel on the Texas border. Amid growing tensions with U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Security Omar García Harfuch confirmed on Tuesday that the national government handed over 37 new criminals to the neighboring country who "posed a real threat to national security." In Sinaloa, Iván Valerio Sainz Salazar, known as "El Mantecas," one of the most important operators of the Pacific Cartel, was arrested. He will now be tried in the federal court of Houston, where he faces various charges for his involvement in organized crime. On Tuesday, 37 criminal leaders were extradited to the United States aboard seven different aircraft. In this way, the security cabinet seeks to reduce tensions with the United States following a series of threats from President Donald Trump, who has become more interventionist than ever after the invasion and arrest he ordered of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Likewise, as is customary, it was announced that the United States has committed not to seek the death penalty for any of these individuals linked to organized crime. This morning, @GabSeguridadMX transferred 37 operators of criminal organizations to the United States who represented a real threat to national security. The operation was carried out in accordance with the National Security Law and under bilateral cooperation mechanisms. The same sources confirmed that the Sinaloa Cartel also suffered another blow with the transfer to San Diego of Juan Pablo Bastidas Erenas, a lieutenant and operator of the criminal organization. Amid tariff tensions, China is pursuing a key deal with the Sedena. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel also received two major blows with the transfer of Abraham Oseguera Cervantes, alias "Don Rodo," who is the brother of the criminal group's leader, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." The same thing happened this morning in Tamaulipas with José Ignacio "N," known as "Nacho Vega," one of the most wanted leaders of the Gulf Cartel. The Republican administration demands a more frontal and direct fight against organized crime, so the sending of these new generators of violence maintains this line of bilateral cooperation. This is added to recent security operations that have arrested various criminal leaders. In CDMX, for example, a cell of the Tren de Aragua composed of six people dedicated to sexual exploitation and drug dealing was dismantled.