BBC Information, London
Mexico Correspondent
Executive of MexicoMexico has extradited 29 alleged drug cartel participants to america – together with high-profile gang leaders.
The ones extradited come with infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero who has been sought after via america for the homicide of an American agent 40 years in the past.
The proceed – thought to be to be of the largest extraditions in Mexico’s historical past – is clear as a significant step in bilateral safety members of the family between the 2 nations.
It comes then US President Donald Trump threatened previous this generation to impose price lists on imports from Mexico, accusing it of failing to take on drug trafficking and accumulation migration.
“As President Trump has made clear, cartels are terrorist groups, and this Department of Justice is devoted to destroying cartels and transnational gangs,” US Legal professional Common Pam Bondi stated in a remark on Thursday night time.
“We will prosecute these criminals to the fullest extent of the law in honour of the brave law enforcement agents who have dedicated their careers – and in some cases, given their lives – to protect innocent people from the scourge of violent cartels,” she added.
ReutersReacting to Caro Quintero’s extradition DEA Performing Administrator Derek Maltz hailed the proceed as a “victory for the Camarena family”.
He added: “Today sends a message to every cartel leader, every trafficker, every criminal poisoning our communities: You will be held accountable.
“Regardless of how lengthy it takes, regardless of how some distance you run, justice will to find you.”
Quintero is expected to appear in court in New York on Friday.
Other fugitives extradited include the founders of the brutal Zetas Cartel – Miguel Angel Treviño and his brother Omar Treviño.
Known as Z-40 and Z-42 respectively, the two men ran the feared organisation for years before its eventual demise in the mid 2010s.
Miguel Treviño, who was arrested by Mexican marines in July 2013, was wanted on both sides of the border for ordering massacres and running drugs on a global scale.
Omar Treviño – who was wanted in the US and Mexico on charges of drug trafficking, kidnap and murder – was captured by security forces in Monterrey in March 2015.
Their criminal empire spanned a wide range of illicit activities including cocaine-smuggling, people trafficking, extortion, gun-running and kidnappings.
Police in Webb County, Texas, showed the brothers extradition and warned American citizens from crossing into Mexico for concern of reprisals.