Mexican authorities transferred 26 narcotraffickers to the United States on Aug. 13 for prosecution on drug and violent-crime charges, including a suspect wanted in the killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy nearly two decades earlier. A prior transfer in February involved 29 cartel figures. Mexican security forces are intensifying counter-narcotics operations, reporting a more than 25% decline in homicides in Sheinbaum's first ten months and dismantling over 1,200 drug labs. The U.S. government has responded by designating cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and deploying military assets, including 4,000 Marines and naval forces, to the region.
On Aug. 13, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration corralled 26 narcotraffickers onto planes destined for the United States, where they will be prosecuted for a litany of drug and violent offenses. One was wanted in the killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy nearly two decades ago. This wasn't the first prisoner transfer from Mexico to the United States.
In fact, Washington is enlisting the U.S. military to help with the problem of cartel violence next door. President Trump signed a directive ordering the Defense Department to begin using force against Latin American drug cartels that Washington previously designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Six of those cartels are in Mexico. As if to underscore the point, the Pentagon ordered 4,000 Marines and sailors to the waters of Latin America and the Caribbean, alongside Navy destroyers, reconnaissance aircraft and a nuclear-powered missile cruiser.
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