White House touts extraditions of cartel figures from Mexico
The Trump administration has promoted the extradition of more than 20 defendants from Mexico after the Justice Department announced that the US had detained 29. “Today, the United States has secured custody of 29 defendants from Mexico. Mexico is being charged nationwide in connection with assault, drug trafficking, murder, illegal use of firearms, money laundering […]
Mexico Abruptly Extradites 28 Cartel Bosses to U.S. — Including DEA Agent’s Killer
In an obvious attempt to appease US officials seeking tariffs and punitive measures against Mexico due to their alleged role in protecting drug cartels, authorities in the country confirmed the extradition of 29 criminals the US Department of Justice had hoped for. These include the top drug boss behind the 1985 murder of DEA Agent […]
Mexico extradites 29 cartel leaders and members to US, including drug lord Caro Quintero
Mexico began the process of handing over dozens of high-level cartel leaders and members to the United States in 1985, including Rafael Carroquintero, a former leader of the Guadalajara cartel who was involved in the temptation and murder of Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Agent Agent Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. The founders of Los Zetas, Miguel […]
Mexico Extradites Los Zetas Cartel Supreme Leaders Ahead of Meeting with U.S. Diplomats
Mexican authorities handed over two of Los Zetas's top leaders just hours before the country's security cabinet was set up to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his staff. On Thursday morning, Mexican authorities working with US authorities handed over Los Zetta's supreme leader, Miguel Angel “Z-40” Trevino Morales and his brother “Z-42” […]
Authorities extradite Mexican drug cartel leader to US on trafficking charges
Mexican drug cartel leaders have faced years of federal accusations of allegedly trafficking drugs domestically to sell to American citizens. According to federal prosecutors, Jesus Ricardo Patron Sanchez, 39, was handed over from Mexico to face charges related to drug trafficking in New York City. Sanchez went with his nicknames “Diobolical”, “Xmen” and “James Bond”, […]
Mexican cartel quality control cocaine tester brought to the US
She was sniffed by the federal government. The Mexican woman who tests the quality of cocaine trafficked by drug cartels was handed over to the US and was charged by federal prosecutors, the Department of Justice said. Irma Elvira Cruz, known as “Huzipol” and “Madre” 60, was charged earlier this month with federal accusations of […]
Texas rancher killed by cartel IED in Mexico, official says
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Mexican cartel boss with goofy nicknames like ‘James Bond,’ ‘Xmen’ extradited and charged in NYC
The federal government has shaken him up and I stirred it. The boss of the Mexican drug cartel, who has a close affinity for goofy nicknames such as “James Bond”, “Xmen” and “diabolic”, is handed over to the US and trapped by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn, and then behind bars. I'm in. 39-year-old Jesus Ricardo […]
560 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Mexican Cartel Smuggler near Border in Texas
In three separate events in the Rio Grande Valley sector on Border Patrol, agents seized nearly 560 pounds of cocaine, with an estimated street value of $18 million. After regular immigration testing, two attacks occurred at a fixed highway checkpoint. The third attack is the result of a roving patrol halt initiated by Border Patrol […]
Mexico May Request Jailed Cartel Kingpin ‘El Mayo’ Be Released by U.S.
Mexican President Sheinbaum has revealed that her government is studying a letter sent by imprisoned drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada. . The letter follows a series of countries' constitutions that undermine foreign investigations and actions against drug cartels despite the US government officially designating the Sinaloa cartel and five other Mexican cartels as foreign […]