Mexico is handing over 26 top cartel leaders to the United States this week in a deal with the Trump administration. (Ivan Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
The Trump administration has classified the CJNG as a terrorist organization.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office and Security Ministry confirmed the men were being handed over, saying the deal was made after the U.S. Justice Department said it wouldn’t seek the death penalty for any of the men.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. (Rodrigo OropezaA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said the U.S. military would not be entering Mexican territory following reports that Washington could take action to combat the cartels.
"We co-operate, we collaborate, but there is not going to be an invasion," she said. "It’s off the table, absolutely off the table."
The deal comes amid the Trump administration’s focus on border security and attempt to crack down on Mexican cartels that send drugs across the border. (Can Hasasu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump has also reportedly secretly authorized U.S. military force against cartels in Latin America designated by the U.S. as terrorist organizations, which would allow U.S. forces to engage with them.
It also comes ahead of 25% tariffs on Mexican goods coming into the U.S. imposed by Trump.
Trump spoke with Sheinbaum, who has been more aggressive than the last president about going after cartels, and told her he would delay 30% tariffs on the country for 90 days for negotiations.
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Mexico also extradited 29 cartel leaders in February, including Rafael Caro Quintero, who prosecutors say was behind the torture and murder of a DEA agent in 1985.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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