Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that he has sent 37 more members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration steps up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border.
Omar García Harfuch, Minister of Security of Mexico He wrote in a post on X’s social media that the transferred persons were “criminals of high influence” who “represented a real threat to the security of the country”.
Harfuch said under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. According to him, 37 people were taken to various cities, including Washington, Houston, New York, San Antonio and San Diego, in 7 planes.
Omar García Harfuch, Minister of Security of Mexico 
This is the third time in the last year that Mexico has sent arrested cartel members to the US
Cartel del Noreste leader Ricardo Gonzalez Sauceda, nicknamed “El Ricky,” was among 37 cartel members sent to the U.S., local media reported notify.
Harfuch said that the government has sent a total of 92 people.
Last August, Mexico sent 26 high-profile poster figures To the US, among others, Abigael González Valencia, a leader of “Los Cuinis”, a group closely associated with the famous cartel. Jalisco New Generationor CJNG. Another defendant, Roberto SalazarHe was wanted in connection with the 2008 murder of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy.
This is a developing story and will be updated.