Mexico transfers 26 cartel figures wanted by US authorities in deal with Trump administration
August 12, 2025
Mexico is sending 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration. American authorities are ratcheting up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border. Those being handed over to U.S. custody include Abigael González Valencia, a leader of “Los Cuinis,” a group closely aligned with notorious cartel Jalisco New Generation or CJNG, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. They were being flown to American soil after the Justice Department agreed not to seek the death penalty against any of the defendants or against any cartel leaders and members transferred to the U.S. in February.