From the editorial staff
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, January 22, 2026, p. 3
The United States Department of Justice yesterday thanked the Mexican government for the delivery of “37 members of the cartels, including terrorists from the Sinaloa cartel, the CJNG (Jalisco New Generation Cartel) and others,” in what it described as a “historic achievement” of the administration of President Donald Trump.
The agency indicated in a statement that on Tuesday night it took into custody the 37 inmates, who face federal charges for narcoterrorism, support for foreign terrorist organizations, arms and human trafficking, money laundering and various drug trafficking crimes, including conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine.
Among the criminals surrendered are alleged members of cartels, some of which have been designated foreign terrorist organizations and global terrorists, such as the Sinaloa cartel, the CJNG, the Noreste cartel (CDN, formerly Los Zetas) and the Gulf cartel (CDG), as well as other drug trafficking organizations, such as the Gulf cartel, La Línea and the former Beltrán Leyva organization.
“The importance of this transfer is undeniable (…) We thank the government of Mexico for its support. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) will continue to promote, together with our US and international partners, the dismantling of these terrorist cartels, the interruption of the supply of fentanyl and the saving of American lives, said DEA administrator Terrance Cole.
In turn, the United States ambassador to Mexico, retired Colonel Ronald Johnson, assured yesterday that bilateral security cooperation between both countries is going through a historic moment, and proof of this is the handing over of drug traffickers to face justice in United States territory.
In a message published on the social network The surrender of the criminal group “demonstrates the shared will to dismantle cartel networks and narcoterrorist groups wherever they operate,” Johnson said.
