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This Tuesday, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) and the US Department of Justice reported that they transferred 26 people to the United States. Video has been published showing several of them being loaded onto a military plane under heavy guard.
Through an informational card, they announced that the 26 people, without revealing their names, had extradition orders and were wanted for their ties to criminal organizations for drug trafficking, among other crimes, and represented a permanent risk to public safety.
Omar Garcia Harfuch says the transfer was done under the National Security act, the same legal framework used in the 29 kingpins sent to the US in February, bypassing the formal extradition process.
US Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson noted in a news release that among those transferred today were key operatives of the Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) and Sinaloa Cartels.
Notable Transfers
- Juan Carlos Felix Gastelum “Chavo Félix,” hitman and son-in-law of “El Mayo” Zambada.
- Pablo Edwin Huerta, “El Flaquito,” leader of the CAF/Arellano Félix Cartel, formerly the Tijuana Cartel.
- Abigael González Valencia, leader of Los Cuinis, the financial arm of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and brother-in-law of “El Mencho.”
- Leobardo Garcia Corrales, a longtime Sinaloa Cartel member whose brother was killed at the beginning of the MF/Chapitos war in Sinaloa. Related to numerous political figures in Elota.
- Hernan Domingo Ojeda “El Mero Mero,” Ovidio Guzman’s uncle and member of Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Kevin Alonso Gil Acosta “El 200” of the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Martin Zazueta Perez, “El Piyi” of the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Luis Raul Castro Valenzuela also known as “Chacho,” a member of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- Jesus Guzman Castro “El Chuy” an operator for Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- David Fernando Vásquez Bejarano “El Acelerado” a Los Rusos operator close to “El Mayo.”
- Mauro Alberto Núñez Ojeda “El Jando,” a pilot for Ivan Archivaldo Guzman.
- Servando Gómez Martinez, “La Tuta” former leader of the Knights Templar.
- Roberto Omar Lopez, “Shrek.”
- Francisco Chavez, likely from Cartel del Noreste.
- Jose Baldomero Fernandez Beltran “El Mero” an operator for Los Pelones.
- Juan Carlos Sanchez Gaytan a member of Los Zetas.
- Daniel Perez Rojas, a Los Zetas member initially arrested in Guatemala.
- Abdul Karim Conteh of Sierra Leone is accused of running a large human smuggling organization bringing migrants from around the world to Mexico and the US.
- Roberto Salazar, “El Gordo” is accused in the 2008 killing of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy. He was an Avenues gang member at the time of the killing, two other gang members were involved and they believed they were targeting a rival gang member.
- Anton Petrov Kulkin is a former Bulgarian military doctor who was arrested in 2018 for running a fentanyl lab in Mexico.