Mexico has extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest show of cooperation with the Trump administration’s crackdown on cross-border drug trafficking.
The group includes Abigael González Valencia, a top leader of “Los Cuinis” — a financial arm of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) — and Roberto Salazar, wanted for the 2008 killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy. Others have ties to the Sinaloa Cartel and additional violent drug organizations.
DOJ: “Severe Consequences” Coming
“These 26 men have all played a role in bringing violence and drugs to American shores — under this Department of Justice, they will face severe consequences for their crimes against this country,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said. She praised Mexico’s National Security team for its collaboration.
The transfers mark the second major extradition in recent months. In February, Mexico sent 29 cartel operatives — including infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, responsible for the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena — after the U.S. agreed not to seek the death penalty.
High-Level Targets
Also among Tuesday’s group is Servando “La Tuta”