Mexico gave the US baron to the Drug Baron's authorities Rafael Caro Quintero and 28 other imprisoned gangsters, associated with the most dangerous criminal groups – the Mexican prosecutor's office said on Thursday. It was the largest operation of this type in years. As the Reuters agency noted, some of the analysts evaluate extradition as a gift for US President Donald Trump in the context of ongoing negotiations regarding the imposition of 25 % duties on all goods imported from Mexico.
– It's historical. Nothing has happened so far in the history of Mexico. This is a huge reason to celebrate for the agency to fight drugs (DEA) – said AP former head of international operations at this agency Mike Vigis.
The 72-year-old Caro Quintero, captured for the last time in Mexico in 2022, is the founder of the Guadalajara cartel. In the US he has been wanted for a long time, among others for the murder of Agent Dea Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
Among the people passed on Thursday, the American authorities were also two leaders of the Los Zetas cartel, Miguel Trevino Morales and his brother Omar Trevino Morales, known under the pseudonyms of Z-40 and Z-42.
Some analysts evaluate extradications as a gift for Donald Trump
The media emphasize that the transfer of gangsters coincided with a visit to Washington, the head of the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramon de la Fuente. His conversations in the US Department of State concerned bilateral trade relations and cooperation in the field of security.
The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the meeting was fruitful, and both sides agreed with joint activities against organized crime. According to the message, these activities are to be taken in the coming weeks and months, and their purpose is to reduce the number of people dying because of the fentanyl and firearms smuggled by the border.
According to the Reuters agency, some of the analysts evaluate extradition as a gift for Donald Trump in the context of ongoing negotiations. The US president announced that On March 4, he will apply a 25 % duties on all goods imported from Mexicowhich argued the ineffective struggle of this country with fentanyl smuggling and illegal migration to the USA.
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Source of the main photo: Mexican Navy Handout