The U.S. continues to transfer cartel criminals from Mexico while using threats to impose military action against drug cartels. These actions are tied to ongoing trade negotiations, reflecting a complex, coercive relationship between Mexico and the U.S. Mexican authorities, under pressure, may surrender drug lords consistently to maintain economic stability. Reports suggest that Mexico's judicial system is struggling, contributing to a cycle of extortion rather than cooperation. This situation reveals both the political dynamics at play and the vulnerabilities of Mexico's judicial framework.
The transfer to the United States of another shipment of 26 cartel criminals imprisoned in Mexico comes just a week after the announcement of a purported executive order that would allow the U.S. to use its military to combat drug cartels in Latin America.
Trump is waging a war of words against Mexico, dropping missiles from time to time and reaping the rewards shortly afterward.
This bilateral relationship can't be described as cooperation, but rather as extortion, says security expert Carlos Perez Ricart.
The surrender of drug lords, gratis et amore, ultimately proves Trump right, revealing one of Mexico's weakest flanks: its judicial system.
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