Mexico sends 37 cartel members to the US as Trump ramps up drug smuggling crackdown

Valletta · Jan 20, 2026

Tuesday’s transfer included figures from the Sinaloa Cartel, the Beltrán-Leyva cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Northeast Cartel, a remnant of the infamous Zetas based in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas. Mexican authorities said that all had pending U.S. cases.

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to the US as Trump ramps up drug smuggling crackdown

It is the third time in less than one year that Mexico has sent detained cartel members to the U.S. as the country attempts to offset mounting threats by Trump.

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Americans should be pleased with the cooperation. What a difference in U.S. administrations!

wing2000 · Jan 21, 2026

See what cooperation can accomplish without one American missile or bomb fired on Mexican territory?

wing2000 · Jan 21, 2026

Valletta said:
Americans should be pleased with the cooperation. What a difference in U.S. administrations!

Mexico has been extraditing Cartel members to the U.S. for some time. For example, from 2019-2023, 65 cartel members were transferred to the US for prosecution.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/americas/mexican-drug-cartel-bosses-arrests-and-extraditions-intl-hnk

And of course, one former President of Honduras.....who was convicted to some 40 years in prison, only to be given a get out of jail card by one Donald J Trump!

Valletta · Jan 21, 2026

wing2000 said:
Mexico has been extraditing Cartel members to the U.S. for some time. For example, from 2019-2023, 65 cartel members were transferred to the US for prosecution.

Yes, and already 92 cartel or high ranking figures since President Trump put the pressure on Mexico!

Maria Billingsley · Jan 21, 2026

Valletta said:
Tuesday’s transfer included figures from the Sinaloa Cartel, the Beltrán-Leyva cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Northeast Cartel, a remnant of the infamous Zetas based in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas. Mexican authorities said that all had pending U.S. cases.

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to the US as Trump ramps up drug smuggling crackdown

It is the third time in less than one year that Mexico has sent detained cartel members to the U.S. as the country attempts to offset mounting threats by Trump.

foxsanantonio.com

Americans should be pleased with the cooperation. What a difference in U.S. administrations!

The rest of the story.....
This article overlooked the simple fact that the United States has had an extradition agreement with Mexico since 1978. For example the Biden administration requested and received twice as many per year ( around 65-70 criminals) in his administration. I would say the Trump administration is going in the opposite direction, only 30?
It is clear that this administration does not want to spend the money to extradite, house, try and subsequently incarcerate these individuals. Instead, Trump has decided to pardon such criminals from our system.
Let us reason. Please.

MarcusGregor · Jan 21, 2026

lol, these guys are being used to pay respects to the biggest cartel boss in the hemisphere. They will sacrifice a few low level guys to "American Justice" and a cut of their drug profits in exchange for the current administration looking the other way. All just a huge scam and grift. This administration cares nothing about drugs in this country. Just how he can personally profit from it. Look at the pardons.

wing2000 · Jan 21, 2026

MarcusGregor said:
lol, these guys are being used to pay respects to the biggest cartel boss in the hemisphere. They will sacrifice a few low level guys to "American Justice" and a cut of their drug profits in exchange for the current administration looking the other way. All just a huge scam and grift. This administration cares nothing about drugs in this country. Just how he can personally profit from it. Look at the pardons.

.,...a deposit in a Qatari account and a call to one of Trump's besties should do it.

Valletta · Jan 21, 2026

Maria Billingsley said:
The rest of the story.....
This article overlooked the simple fact that the United States has had an extradition agreement with Mexico since 1978. For example the Biden administration requested and received twice as many per year ( around 65-70 criminals) in his administration. I would say the Trump administration is going in the opposite direction, only 30?

As I said, that makes 92 in a year since Trump pressured Mexico.

Maria Billingsley · Jan 21, 2026

Valletta said:
As I said, that makes 92 in a year since Trump pressured Mexico.

I wouldn't pat yourself on the back just yet. These extraditions were done under duress and are not constitutional in both countries. No due process. Just because this administration sped things up doesn't mean that at the end of Trump's term the numbers will be lower because he chose to pardon them.

* Juan Orlando Hernández (2025): Convicted for using the Honduran government to protect the Sinaloa Cartel while smuggling over 400 tons of cocaine.
* **Garnett Gilbert Smith (2025): Described by the DEA as one of the largest cocaine and heroin dealers in recent history, operating a multimillion-dollar narcotics empire.
* Edward and Joe Sotelo (2025): Convicted as "cocaine kingpins" for running a major drug distribution network.
* Ross Ulbricht (2025): Created the Silk Road, which facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable drug sales globally.
* Alice Marie Johnson (2020): Convicted for her role in a large-scale, multi-state cocaine distribution ring.

askesis · Jan 21, 2026

Maria Billingsley said:
I wouldn't pat yourself on the back just yet. These extraditions were done under duress and are not constitutional in both countries. No due process. Just because this administration sped things up doesn't mean that at the end of Trump's term the numbers will be lower because he chose to pardon them.

* Juan Orlando Hernández (2025): Convicted for using the Honduran government to protect the Sinaloa Cartel while smuggling over 400 tons of cocaine.
* **Garnett Gilbert Smith (2025): Described by the DEA as one of the largest cocaine and heroin dealers in recent history, operating a multimillion-dollar narcotics empire.
* Edward and Joe Sotelo (2025): Convicted as "cocaine kingpins" for running a major drug distribution network.
* Ross Ulbricht (2025): Created the Silk Road, which facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in untraceable drug sales globally.
* Alice Marie Johnson (2020): Convicted for her role in a large-scale, multi-state cocaine distribution ring.

Trump knows what he's doing. He fights drug dealers and releases drug dealers. He is going to take Greenland and not going take Greenland. He's going to give citizens $2,000 and not going to give citizens $2,000. People say TACO, and some think he's corrupt, but they just don't understand the art of the deal. It's very sophisticated, and we shouldn't assume we could understand.

MarcusGregor · Jan 21, 2026

askesis said:
Trump knows what he's doing. He fights drug dealers and releases drug dealers. He is going to take Greenland and not going take Greenland. He's going to give citizens $2,000 and not going to give citizens $2,000. People say TACO, and some think he's corrupt, but they just don't understand the art of the deal. It's very sophisticated, and we shouldn't assume we could understand.

mysterious ways, indeed.

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