We've been reporting as more information comes to light about Sunday's raid in Mexico that resulted in the permanent revocation of Jalisco New Generation cartel honcho Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes's birth certificate. The late, unlamented cartel boss, also known as El Mencho, is still cooling to room temperature, thanks to Mexican police and military troops, aided by American intelligence.
Now, in the latest development, a New York Post exclusive story has come out indicating that Mexico may have sweetened the deal for America by quietly extraditing 92 cartel members to face charges in the Estados Unidos.
Mexico has quietly shipped nearly 100 suspected cartel drug traffickers to the US to stand trial charges after President Trump branded the groups foreign terrorist organizations last year — and pressured the Mexican government to cooperate.
The suspects include the brother of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes — the brutal Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG) leader who was killed by the Mexican army on Sunday.
The Justice Department said many of the 92 defendants released to the Americans had US extradition requests that were not honored during the Biden administration.
Not honored during the Biden administration? Why, do you suppose?
The Mexican government elected to round up the dozens of wanted criminals after the Trump administration made clear it was taking these matters more seriously, the DOJ said.
“This is another landmark achievement in the Trump Administration’s mission to destroy the cartels,” (U.S. Attorney General Pam) Bondi said of the latest round of handovers announced last month.
The alleged cartel members, “including terrorists from the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and others – will now pay for their crimes against the American people on American soil,” she added.
Among the first tranche of narco-criminals flown into the US by Mexican military aircraft last February was Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, nicknamed Tony Montana after “Scarface.”
He allegedly helped lead CJNG alongside “El Mencho,” and he’s charged with cocaine and meth trafficking.
That's all pretty good news.
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It's not mentioned by the Post, nor have I seen any reliable information to this effect, but it's enough to make one wonder: Was there any quid pro quo in this deal? Did the Trump administration get the Mexican government on the phone and offer a deal - American intelligence-gathering support in return for handing over these goblins? It's a safe bet that American intelligence-gathering capacity outstrips that of Mexico by orders of magnitude. It would be a very Trumpian sort of deal to make, and a good one for the United States - and Mexico, for that matter.
This is shaping up to be a very interesting week.
The U.S. Marshals Service, who as the primary agency responsible for transporting these goblins, had this to say:
The US Marshals Service, which usually handles retrieval of cross-border crime suspects, praised Trump and Bondi for their efforts in getting Mexico to turn over the fugitives.
“Leadership like President Trump’s and Attorney General Bondi’s to work diligently to bring all of these wanted criminals back to the United States reinforces their commitment to getting justice for their victims,” said USMS Director Gadyaces S. Serralta.
“This sends a very clear message; justice does not stop at borders.”
That is a very clear message indeed - as is 92 more cartel goblins looking at good old American steel jail cell bars from the inside.
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