{"id":2546421,"date":"2026-01-21T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-transfers-37-suspected-cartel-members-to-us\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T12:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:30:27","slug":"mexico-transfers-37-suspected-cartel-members-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-transfers-37-suspected-cartel-members-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico transfers 37 suspected cartel members to US"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmexico-transfers-37-suspected-cartel-members-to-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2546421&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mexico extradited 37 people accused of belonging to criminal cartels to the united States &#8211; the third such transfer under President Trump and bringing the total transferred to 99. Mexico&#8217;s security secretary said the move followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-olympic-committee-warns-athletes-not-to-criticize-china\/\" title=\"Canadian Olympic Committee Warns Athletes Not to Criticize China\">national security law<\/a> and respected sovereignty, noting the U.S. Justice Department agreed not to seek the death penalty; the detainees were flown on seven military aircraft to cities including washington, Houston, new York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego. The operation, shown in images with armed troops and armored trucks, comes after a recent U.S. operation in Venezuela and amid a Trump management &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; approach that invokes a modernized &#8220;Donroe Doctrine.&#8221; Trump has warned of striking cartel-held territory, while the U.S. and Mexico continue security cooperation &#8211; including a Jan. 23 meeting of the bilateral Security Implementation Group on fentanyl and weapons trafficking &#8211; even as Mexican officials fear possible targeted strikes rather than a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mexico transfers 37 suspected cartel members to US as Trump amps up rhetoric about land strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2479773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a> extradited 37 people who are accused of being members of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cartels\/\">Mexican criminal organizations <\/a>to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mexican-border\/\">United States<\/a> on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The transfer marks the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3498082\/mexico-expels-26-cartel-members-wanted-us-deal-trump\/\">third such move<\/a> since President Donald Trump took office, bringing the total to 99 alleged criminals who have been turned over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4427290\/trump-zelensky-russia-envoys-travel-negotiations\/\">Russia-Ukraine peace efforts revived as Trump meets with Zelensky and dispatches Witkoff to Moscow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4427224\/iran-no-restraint-if-trump-intervenes-protest\/\">Iran will &#8216;fire back&#8217; with no &#8216;restraint&#8217; if Trump intervenes over protest crackdown: Foreign minister<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4427327\/man-who-assassinated-former-japanese-prime-minister-life-prison\/\">Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mexico&rsquo;s security secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OHarfuch\/status\/2013677895063945397?s=20\">statement on X<\/a> that the move was done in accordance with national security law with the &ldquo;full respect of national sovereignty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the request of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\">@TheJusticeDept<\/a>, a commitment was made not to seek the death penalty,&rdquo; Harfuch said. &ldquo;These individuals were taken to the cities of Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego, aboard 7 aircraft from the Armed Forces.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Attached to the post are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >images showing armed military personnel lined<\/a> up to an airplane as armored trucks arrive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mexico&rsquo;s move takes place in the shadow of a dramatic U.S. military operation in Venezuela earlier this month, where former dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> was captured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has wasted little time pivoting its &ldquo;maximum pressure&rdquo; campaign toward its southern neighbor.<\/p>\n<p>By invoking what he calls the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/4407152\/what-donroe-doctrine-does-and-does-not-mean\/\">&ldquo;Donroe Doctrine,&rdquo;<\/a> a 21st-century revival of American dominance in the Western Hemisphere, Trump is signaling that national sovereignty will no longer serve as a shield for governments that are unable or unwilling to control narco-terrorist networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump made the stakes for Mexico clear during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2009448194825179373?s=20\">Fox News<\/a> interview earlier this month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are going to start now hitting land with regard to the cartels,&rdquo; Trump said, asserting that criminal organizations are effectively &ldquo;running Mexico.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesperson\/2026\/01\/joint-statement-on-u-s-mexico-security-cooperation\">U.S. Department of State<\/a> recently reaffirmed the importance of the partnership, noting that the bilateral Security Implementation Group is scheduled to meet on Jan. 23 to address fentanyl and weapons trafficking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4415482\/trump-border-security-measures-beyond-wall-what-to-know\/\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S BORDER SECURITY MEASURES GO FAR BEYOND JUST A WALL. HERE&rsquo;S WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-warns-of-domestic-threats-linked-to-israel-hamas-war-urges-law-enforcement-to-watch-out-for-lone-actors\/\" title=\"FBI alerts on Israel-Hamas conflict, urges vigilance against &#039;lone actors&#039;.\">full-scale ground invasion<\/a> is unlikely, given the deep economic integration under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the administration is instilling fear in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>The capture of Maduro has demonstrated that the White House is willing to set aside international norms for the sake of national security, leaving Mexican officials to wonder if <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/15\/world\/americas\/us-mexico-cartels.html\">&ldquo;surgical&rdquo; drone strikes on fentanyl <\/a>are next.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico extradites 37 alleged cartel members<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2546422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25340696433677.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7112,36244,10048,5370],"class_list":["post-2546421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cartel","tag-drug-trafficking","tag-extradition","tag-mexico"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25340696433677.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2546421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2546425,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2546421\/revisions\/2546425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2546422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2546421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2546421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2546421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}