Duties will mark a significant blow to Mexico’s economy -dependent economy, which sends 80% of its exports to the US
The Mexico He handed Thursday important personalities of the country’s criminal underworld at the beginning of the USAin the context of a surprise version of 29 imprisoned convicts or other defendants involved in violent and drug trafficking cases.
As the news agency reports Reuterssome are elderly gang leaders who ruled international trafficking circuits decades ago that focused on cocaine and heroin. Others are much younger leaders involved in the transfer of large quantities of fatal fentanyl to the US, more recently.
Mexican authorities confirmed that officials handed 29 people to the US after continuing US president threats Donald Trump To impose general duties on Mexican products, which, as he said on Thursday, will come into force on March 4.
US Public Prosecutor Pamela BodiIn a written statement, he confirmed that the United States has detained 29 defendants.
The ’29’
At least two of the defendants – including the Rafael caro quinterowho was allegedly among those responsible for the murder of a US drug agent in 1985 – will be brought to the Brooklyn Federal Court on Friday, according to a person who knows the matter.
Also delivered younger downhill, such as Antonio Oseguera Cervantes – The brother of Mexico’s most wanted Baroness of Drugs, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, who leads the strong new generation cartel Jalisco.
US authorities offer pay $ 15 million For any information may lead to the arrest of Nemesioknown as “El Mento”.
US authorities say that the Cjng It is one of two major Mexican drug gangs, along with the infamous cartel Sinaloaresponsible for pushing fentanyl on the streets of the US in recent years. A senior Sinaloa cartel executive led by his sons was also among those delivered.
Their mass version marks a significant escalation compared to previous years.
Defendant traffickers were sent to eight destinations In all the US, including Phoenix, Chicago, Houston and Washington, Mexico said.
Between 2019 and 2023, Mexico issued an average of approximately 65 Surrounded suspects per year In his northern neighbor, according to data provided by an American official.
‘We’ll never forget’
Caro Quintero was sent to New York, where he has been accused of drug trafficking.
The 72 -year -old co -founded the cartel Guadalacharaonce one of Latin America’s most powerful drug groups. He spent 28 years in prison for brutal murder and torture of former Dea agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarenaone of the most notorious murders among the bloody “wars” of Mexico drugs.
Its version passes the message “We will never forget if you hurt or kill one of our agents”said a former US official informed of the business.
Caro Quintero has previously denied his involvement in Camarena’s murder. He was released in 2013 on technical issues by a Mexican judge and returned to illegal trafficking before being arrested again by the Mexican authorities in 2022.
‘A series of coordinated actions’
Mexican and US officials responsible for security issues agreed on Thursday in Washington to proceed with ‘A series of coordinated actions’ to combat the trafficking of weapons and drugs flowing towards one side of the border.
Purpose is to “Deaths decrease in both countries because of the use of illegal fentanyl” in the US and “the use of firearms that are illegally trafficked” to Mexico, according to a statement from the Secretariat of the country’s Foreign Ministry.
The representatives of the two countries ”agreed a series of coordinated actions in the two countries (…) In the following weeks and the following months To strengthen the fight against organized crime on both sides of the border ‘, in the announcement.
Mexican government officials were in Washington yesterday as part of an attempt to avoid Donald Trump’s threat to enforce dictatorial 25% in Mexican products from Tuesday March 4th.
‘Gift to Trump’
Some analysts see the editions as a “gift” to Trump. The American leader said he would order 25% duties in all Mexican products because of what his government considers Inadequate progress in reducing fentanyl deaths and migratory flows.
Duties will signal a significant financial blow to Mexico’s trade economy, which It sends 80% of its exports to buyers from the US.
American source knowing the matter said the mass version showed ‘Good faith’ by the Mexican government.
It was not immediately clear whether Mexican officials followed official issuing procedures or if they chose to bypass any legal or diplomatic claims.
In a statement confirming tradition, the Mexican government described the move only as a “transcript”.
Two suspected former leaders of the super-gang Zetas They were also included in the group-Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, known as Z-40, and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales, known as Z-42.
They are known for the pioneering particularly bloody tactics in the long -term “wars” of Mexico drugs, such as the “dismantling” of opponents in acid.
The Trevino’s lawyer, Juan Manuel Delgadohe told Reuters that he had not been officially notified of their mission.
The US president, however, confirmed yesterday that continues to have intention to punish Mexico and Canada, although they have entered into a free trade agreement with his country, citing the “scourge” of drugs continuing to arrive ‘Crashing’ In the US from the two neighboring states, as he argued via Truth Social.
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