Who are the 26 Mexican drug traffickers delivered to the US, what does Mexico win and which cartels are the most beaten?

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So far this year, there are already 55 drug traffickers delivered by Mexico to USA. Last February, 29 leaders and members of criminal organizations were taken to that country.

Among the best known was Rafael Caro Quinterofounder of the missing person Guadalajara cartel and indicated to be responsible for the murder of the DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarenaoccurred in February 1985.

On Wednesday, the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumhe said that the decision to deliver to the 26 drug traffickers was “Sovereign”And for the country’s security, and that has nothing to do with a request.

He added that it does not have to do with the security agreement between Mexico and the United States, which has avoided the imposition of 30 % tariffs on Mexican products by the president Donald Trump.

Negotiation tool

The journalist Jesús Garcíaeditor in the newspaper NY and opinion, he said to Commerce that Mexico and USA They are refining a new security agreement.

He added that some of its parts are already in the process of application, specifically in terms of exchange of intelligence information, which has also allowed training of federal agents in Mexico and the military. The fight against organized crime has also increased through its finances.

“The government of Mexico implemented a new system focused particularly on the finances of criminal organizations, aligning to the interests of the United States ”Garcia said.

That is the context in which the 26 criminals are delivered.

“It is important for Mexico because Somehow get rid of these leadersin the midst of a transition in the Mexican judicial system. You have to remember that The Mexican judicial system faces trust problems due to corruptionand there are judges who granted amparos to these leaders to avoid being extradited, or even so that they could be released. They also get better conditions in prisons “García highlighted.

“It can be inferred that the United States somehow forced Mexico to deliver drugs, but I think that Mexico is using this tool in an area of broader negotiations”, accurate.

The journalist recalled that Trump has pointed out that the relationship with Mexico It is particularly complex and is based on three key aspects: Immigration, organized crime and the economy.

“Then, it is a tool that serves as a negotiation to Mexico and at the same time it serves to not have that concern related to judicial processes to these characters. More than in a negative aspect, it seems to me that it is positive for the Mexican government to have a very good negotiation tool”said Garcia.

Regarding impact on criminal organizationsGarcia said there is no immediate blow because these people were already in prison, although he stressed that some of them could have been operating from within prisons in Mexico.

“It will be more difficult now to coordinate the management that these criminal organizations must take. It is expected that there will be an adjustment in the way they are doing their job“, said.

Garcia stressed that the President’s government Sheinbaum has made it very clear that organized crime fight is a priority Of his management, even the actions he has carried out are greater than those of his predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

On the other hand, Garcia said In the United States, a fundamental change has not been seen that allows us to understand that there has been a modification in the fight of this country against the drug trafficking and in reducing drug distribution. “The gangs, which function as cartels in the United States, still have enough power.”

La Tuta, from Professor to Narco Chief

Servando Gómez Martínezaka The tutaIt is an exprofesor turned into drug trafficking cap in the state of Michoacán.

Born the February 6, 1966 In the Municpio de Arteaga, Michoacán, he was a primary teacher before getting involved in the world of organized crime.

The mafia to which it belonged, the Michoacan family cartelwas founded on the 2006 as a split of Gulf cartel And of his armed arm, Los Zetas.

The leader and founder of The Michoacan family It was Nazario Moreno González, aka El Chayo. Tuta was also one of the bosses.

In December 2010, the Government of Mexico announced that Nazario Moreno González He had died in a confrontation in Apatzingán. Actually, El Chayo I was still alive. In March 2014 he was dejected.

But the news of his death in 2010 resulted in internal struggles for the control of The Michoacan family.

Finally, the faction that commanded The tuta ended up forming the cartel The coves Templara mafia that was characterized by a mixture of pseudorelligious discourse.

They argued that their mission was to protect the population from criminal groups. But they actually developed all kinds of criminal activities and exercised practices of extreme violence, inspired by symbols and rules of the old medieval knights.

Finally, The tuta was arrested on February 27, 2015 In Morelia, Michoacánthanks to a secret operation that tracked its location to a cave. He was found after his partner sent him a birthday cake.

In June 2019, Tuta was sentenced to more than 55 years in prison for the kidnapping of an entrepreneur that occurred in 2011.

The Cuini and Capos of the Sinaloa Cartel

Another high profile narco that was delivered to the United States is Abigael González, aka El Cuini, ringleader CJNG and brother -in -law of the maximum chief of that organization, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, aka The Mencho.

Of the 26 drug traffickers on Tuesday, At least 11 are linked to the Sinaloa Cartel or some of their factions that are in an internal struggle for the control of the mafia.

One of them is Juan Carlos Félix Gastélumaka El Chavo Félix, son -in -law of Ismael on May Zambadafounder of the Sinaloa Cartel that is currently imprisoned in the United States.

“It is one of the main operators of the Sinaloa Cartel of clandestine laboratories of methamphetamine located in the mountains of the Sierra Madre de Sinaloa and Durango, and is involved in the manufacture and distribution of huge amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine to the United States,” said the Department of Justice about Gastélum.

Also Kevin Gil Acosta and Martín Zazuetalinked to the faction The Chapitoscommanded by the children of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán, who meets life imprisonment in the United States.

Gil Acosta, aka in 200, led the security body of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán. It was captured in February in an operation carried out in Culiacán.

Zazueta Pérez also commanded the security guard of Iván Archivaldo.

“Both men have led armed hitmen with military-type rifles, such as AK-47, M-16 and AR-15, and launched into attacks against Mexican military. Gil Acosta led to hitmen in charge of protecting laboratories and fentanyl distribution routes, while Zazueta Pérez provided personal security to the leader of the Chapitos”according to the Department of Justice.

Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda, aka Jandowas part of the near circle of Iván Archivaldo. It was his pilot.

Hernán Domingo Ojeda López, aka the mere merecaptured in December 2024. He is uncle of Ovid Guzmán López, aka El Mouse, another of the children of El Chapo and also imprisoned in the United States.

It was also delivered Jesús Guzmán Castroaka Chuyo Narizón, one of the leaders of Mayiza, The faction of the Sinaloa cartel that responds to El Mayo Zambada and that is at war with the Chapitos.

The Department of Justice reported in a statement that prisoners face various federal and state criminal positions, including drug trafficking charges, hostage, kidnapping, illegal use of firearms, people traffic, money laundering, murder of a sheriff agent and other crimes.

Narcos also face maximum penalties of life imprisonment, Except Abdul Karim Conteh, for whom 45 years in prison was requested. By agreement with the Mexican government, the death penalty will not be requested for any of them.

The 26 drug traffickers to the United States

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