Que Se Ha Logrado Why Has Mexico Not Been Able To Extradite The Leaders Of Los Zetas To The US? We Know That This Has Been Achieved.

Mica for cartelinsider.com

Although the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has focused its efforts on combating the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in recent years, President Joe Biden’s government also seeks to bring other criminals to justice, such as the Treviño Morales brothers, leaders of Los Zetas.

Sources consulted by Milenio revealed that the General Attorney’s Office of the Republic (FGR) is taking various legal actions to hand over different Mexican drug traffickers to U.S. authorities, among which stand out Miguel Ángel and Óscar Omar Treviño Morales.

The Treviño Morales brothers have been imprisoned in maximum security prisons since 2013 and 2015, respectively; and although the government of the neighboring country has requested their extradition, Mexican judges have prevented their surrender for fear of retaliation, according to the aforementioned media.

And the truth is, even though they have both been in prison for more than a decade and Los Zetas operate only through factions, some reports indicate that they continue to give orders and operate. Likewise, they are accused as alleged responsible for the death of at least 10 prison guards.

The mentioned newspaper also reported that ‘Z-40’ and ‘Z-42’, as they are also known, have received preferential treatment in the different prisons they have been in over the last years. Some of the benefits they would receive include conjugal visits, special meals, access to newspapers and almost exclusive dormitories.

But why does the American justice system require them?

‘Z-40’ was born on November 18, 1970 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. According to the US Department of Justice, Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales was one of the highest-ranking members of Los Zetas, known for his violent personality.

The first steps in organized crime for this criminal were in the Gulf Cartel, led at that time by Osiel Cárdenas Guillén. Reports state that, from 2006 to 2007, Treviño Morales served as a plaza boss for this organization in his hometown and was later sent to Veracruz.

The US identifies him as responsible for the collection of ‘tariffs’ and for cocaine smuggling on its territory, which is why the District of Columbia filed charges against him in 2008.

He was arrested on July 15th, 2013 in Nuevo Laredo and immediately transferred to the State of Mexico for detention at the Federal Social Rehabilitation Center (Cefereso) No. 1, better known as ‘El Alto Plains’. However, his stay at this prison was brief.

Due to his high level of danger, authorities have relocated him to six different prisons in recent years: he has been in Hermosillo, Sonora; Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua; Jalisco; Buenavista Tomatlán, Michoacán; and Villa Comaltitlán, Chiapas.

At the beginning of 2024, he was transferred again, this time to the Northeast Cefereso located in Tepic, Nayarit.

It is worth noting that a few days ago, a federal judge based in the State of Mexico granted him a suspension, so his extradition was stopped once again.

On the other hand, Oscar Omar Treviño Morales is identified by both Mexican and US authorities as the successor of ‘Z-40’, since he took over his brother’s position at the head of Los Zetas when he was arrested.

In the neighboring north, he is accused of being responsible for several kidnappings and homicides committed in Nuevo Laredo between 2005 and 2006, as well as trafficking cocaine to the US.

During the height of Los Zetas’ power, ‘Z-42’ would also have been the main leader in the conflicts between criminal groups in Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.

He was arrested on March 4, 2015 in the municipality of San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, and since then he has only been in two prisons: ‘El Altiplano’ and Cefereso no. 12, located in Ocampo, Guanajuato.

In July 2019, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possession of firearms exclusively used by the Armed Forces and for operations with illegally obtained resources. However, the nation of stars and stripes is seeking to prosecute him in their territory.

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