"The third transfer of Mexican criminal leaders to the United States in the last year is reverberating south of the Rio Grande, with citizens aware that transfers and expulsions of this kind shape the present, and possibly the future, of the bilateral relationship. In Sinaloa, the region from which many of those transferred come, both now and in the two previous transfers in August and February, the feeling is one of caution."
"Captured last week, his removal from the criminal scene and expedited extradition to the U.S. effectively ends his criminal activities in Mexico, a move that benefits Washington's demands. The U.S. government, led by Donald Trump, sought El Cubano's extradition to try him for being one of the Sinaloa Cartel's financial operators, specifically for the Los Chapitos faction, commanded by Ivan Archivaldo Guzman, one of the sons of the group's historical leader, Joaquin El Chapo Guzman."
Multiple transfers of Mexican criminal leaders to the United States have occurred within a year, prompting caution in Sinaloa. The Security Cabinet achieved removals of key figures, yet internecine war between Sinaloa Cartel factions endures. The arrest and rapid extradition of Daniel Alfredo Blanco, alias El Cubano, removed a financial operator linked to the Los Chapitos faction and satisfied U.S. prosecutorial demands. Previous expulsions of other operators did not halt street violence. Comparative reports show 2025 surpassed 2024 in deaths and disappearances, confirming an escalating and unresolved security crisis in the state.
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