The Mexican government boasted this Tuesday of “a well-aimed blow” to drug trafficking after the capture and deportation of the alleged leader of the powerful Northeast Cartel (CDN), Juan Gerardo Treviño alias “El Huevo”, an American accused of a wave of violence in that region .
“This is a direct blow to one of the most important criminal organizations in the northeastern part of the country, with influence in at least five states and with operations in the United States,” said Rosa Icela Rodríguez, Secretary of Security of Mexico.
Treviño, a key target for Washington, is a US citizen without Mexican nationality and his arrest was caused by a three-month intelligence job that culminated on Monday with an operation of 30 agents in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, on the border with Texas.
After his arrest, the authorities took him by helicopter to Mexico City and then to Tijuana, from where he was deported to the United States, whose Marshall police authorities arrested him at the time, explained Ricardo Mejía, Undersecretary of Security.
“It is a very relevant arrest and subsequent deportation since this person is the leader of a criminal organization known as the Northeast Cartel, but who has his background in what was Los Zetas,” Mejía commented.
Cooperation with the US
The capo’s arrest came to light this Monday hours before the visit to Mexico City by Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of National Security of the United States.
asked by Eph In this regard, Secretary Rodríguez denied that Mayorkas’ visit was related.
“Yes, we are working with the Government of the United States on the Bicentennial Understanding and let’s say that it occurs in these years, in these times, within the framework of the Understanding, but the visit was a coincidence,” he said.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has criticized the presence of DEA and FBI agents in Mexico for operations against drug trafficking, but his government and that of Joe Biden signed the Bicentennial Understanding in 2021 to cooperate in security.
The capture of “El Huevo” unleashed dozens of clashes on Monday between the CDN gunmen who sought to free Treviño and the Mexican Army, forcing the closure of the international bridges from Nuevo Laredo to Texas and the United States consulate in that city. town.
“The current situation in Nuevo Laredo shows the importance of continuing to work together with the Government of Mexico under the Bicentennial Framework for Security, Public Health, and Secure Communities to combat criminal organizations,” said the US ambassador in Mexico, Ken Salazar, in a statement.
court orders
Mejía stated that “El Huevo” faces three court orders, one in Tamaulipas for extortion and criminal association, another in Coahuila for intentional homicide, kidnapping and terrorism, and another order for extradition to the United States for criminal association to distribute cocaine and money laundering. money.
The undersecretary indicated that the deportation occurred because the subject violated Mexican immigration law by being in Mexico irregularly, but in Texas he faces arrest warrants for charges such as conspiracy, possession of firearms and distribution of cocaine and marijuana.
He is also allegedly responsible for the transfer of undocumented immigrants and alleged leader of the group of hit men Tropas del Infierno, who would be heirs to the violent Los Zetas cartel.
Mexico registered 33,308 homicides in 2021 after the two most violent years in its history, under the López Obrador mandate, with 34,690 murder victims in 2019 and 34,554 in 2020.
López Obrador has ordered an unprecedented deployment of the Armed Forces for security tasks, but in his rhetoric he promotes a policy of “hugs, not bullets” with criminals.
Secretary Rodríguez defended the Government’s vision on Tuesday by citing the capture of Treviño as an example.
“In the fight against organized crime, in addition to the deployment of the public force, the use of intelligence has been effective, with this arrest it is shown that respect for human rights is not a limitation,” he said.
The Secretary of National Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, also stated that the Army seeks to capture the capos without this entailing reprisals for the citizens.
“Despite the fact that there were 22 attacks on military installations, 16 attacks on civil installations, 13 roadblocks, despite this aggressive activity we have no injuries or deaths,” said the general about the shootings in Nuevo Laredo this weekend. week. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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