The Mexican Government aims to ask US authorities part of the $ 15 billion resources that hold the drug baron Ismail “Mayo” Sampada and are projected to be seized in order to distribute them to the poorest citizens of the country, the president said Wednesday. Sheenbaum.

The co -founder of the powerful cartel of Sinaloa, who was arrested by the US authorities near the border in July 2024, confessed his guilt on Monday, thus avoiding public trial in New York.

“Mayo”, 77, is now expected to be sentenced to life in prison and seized $ 15 billion from the unimaginable property that has been charged.

“If these funds were recovered by the US government, then yes, we would ask” part of “to be given to Mexico for the poorest”said Mrs. Seinbaum, during a press conference she gives every morning.

“If these resources were seized (…) in Mexico”in the context of the money laundering protocols agreed between the finance ministries of the two countries, “It will also be asked for these funds (…) to be given back to Mexico for the good of the people” Mrs Seinbaum insisted.

For his part, the Minister of Security Omar Garcia He pointed out that there could be no talk of eliminating the Sinaloa cartel, despite the fall of both Mr Sampada and his other co -founder, El Chapo Gusman, who has been serving a life sentence in the US since 2019.

“Cartel (this) cannot be considered to be disliked because it has various leaders” and “There are still criminal nuclei and important leaders (of) that need to be arrested”Mr. Harfas explained, adding that some of their foams have ‘Weaken’.