Mexican authorities announced last night that they had extradited 29 people arrested for drug-related crimes to the US, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The agency notes that this is happening just days before US tariffs on Mexican goods are set to go into effect.
According to the statement from the Mexican authorities, the individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, were extradited to the US yesterday morning.
"They were wanted for their ties to criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, among other crimes," the country's attorney general said.
Mexican media reported that drug lord Rafael was among those extradited Caro Quintero. In the 1980s, he was as influential in Mexico as drug lord Pablo Escobar was in Colombia.
The Mexican government said the extraditions were part of "efforts for coordination, cooperation and bilateral reciprocity within the framework of respect for the sovereignty of both countries".
In addition to Caro Quintero, Miguel Treviño Morales, also known as Zet 40 - former head of the notorious Mexican drug cartel "Los Zetas", as well as his brother and successor Omar Treviño Morales - Zet 42, were also extradited, Mexican media reported.
Caro Quintero, former leader and one of the creators of the legendary "Guadalajara" drug cartel, which was among the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in Latin America in the 1980s, before Prior to his arrest in 2022, he was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for his alleged involvement in the 1985 kidnapping and murder of a DEA special agent and for his "leadership in directing the activities of drug trafficking organizations."
In the 1980s in Mexico, Caro Quintero was known as the "narco de narcos" (the drug lord of drug lords).
In 2013, Caro Quintero was released due to alleged procedural errors after serving 28 years of a 40-year sentence. The Mexican Supreme Court later overturned the ruling, but Caro Quintero is now in hiding.
The U.S. State Department has offered a $20 million reward for his capture. dollars for his arrest and eventually in 2022 he was recaptured.
High-ranking Mexican officials are currently in Washington for security and trade talks in an effort to prevent US President Donald Trump's announced 25% tariffs on Mexican goods, which are set to take effect next Tuesday, DPA notes.