{"id":63749,"date":"2026-01-20T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=63749"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:11:00","slug":"mexico-extradites-37-cartel-operatives-to-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/mexico-extradites-37-cartel-operatives-to-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico extradites 37 cartel operatives to U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mexican authorities transferred 37 criminal organization operatives to the United States, marking the third large-scale extradition since President Trump returned to office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexico\u2019s security secretary Omar Garc\u00eda Harfuch <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OHarfuch\/status\/2013677895063945397\">said<\/a> Tuesday morning that the transfer was carried out by the country\u2019s Security Cabinet under bilateral cooperation mechanisms. He said the transfer, at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, included a commitment not to seek the death penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 37 individuals were flown to Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio and San Diego aboard seven Mexican military aircraft, Garc\u00eda Harfuch said. He said the transfer brings the total number of high-impact criminals sent to the United States during the current administration to 92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/mexico\/2026\/01\/20\/ellos-son-los-cinco-capos-mas-importantes-que-fueron-entregados-a-eeuu\/\">Infobae<\/a>, the group includes operatives linked to multiple criminal organizations, including the C\u00e1rtel Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG), the Sinaloa Cartel, the C\u00e1rtel del Noreste, the Beltr\u00e1n Leyva Organization and Los Zetas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those transferred include Jos\u00e9 Luis S\u00e1nchez Valencia, known as \u201cChalam\u00e1n,\u201d identified as a relative of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes; Armando G\u00f3mez N\u00fa\u00f1ez, known as \u201cDelta 1,\u201d identified as the leader of the CJNG-linked group Los Deltas; Pedro Inzunza Noriega, known as \u201cSagitario\u201d or \u201cEl Se\u00f1or de la Silla,\u201d identified as second in command to &#8220;Chapo Isidro&#8221;; and Mar\u00eda del Rosario Navarro S\u00e1nchez, known as \u201cLa Se\u00f1ora,\u201d who is linked to the CJNG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, U.S. authorities took custody of 26 individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/mexico-extradites-26-cartel-members-to-u-s-including-top-drug-trafficking-leaders\/?swcfpc=1\">transferred<\/a> from Mexico who were accused of crimes including drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder and human smuggling. U.S. officials said the group included leaders and operatives from major cartels designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That extradition followed a February transfer of 29 cartel figures, including Rafael Caro Quintero, accused of orchestrating the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique \u201cKiki\u201d Camarena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican authorities transferred 37 criminal organization operatives to the United States, marking the third large-scale extradition since President Trump returned to office. Mexico\u2019s security secretary Omar Garc\u00eda Harfuch said Tuesday morning that the transfer was carried out by the country\u2019s Security Cabinet under bilateral cooperation mechanisms. 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