Mexico sends 37 more drug cartel suspects to US amid Trump threats
Jan 22, 2026
Mexico City [Mexico], January 22: Mexico has sent another 37 alleged members of Mexican criminal organisations to the United States, the country's security minister said, amid US President Donald Trump's threat of ground attacks against drug cartels in the region.
The handover of alleged drug cartel members on Tuesday is the third major transfer to the US in the past year and brings the total number of suspects transferred to 92. Images posted by Mexican Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch on X showed rows of fully-armed Mexican security personnel lined up next to a plane, as several armoured vehicles, presumably transporting the suspects, arrived.
"With this transfer, 92 high-impact criminals have now been sent to the US during this administration, preventing them from generating violence in our country," Harfuch said on X. The suspects were flown to Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego on board seven Mexican Armed Forces aircraft, the minister said. (Agencies)
Source: Qatar Tribune
