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Maria Villarroel

Arrests Of Americans Connected To Cartels Have Skyrocketed Over The Past Years In Mexico

Mexico Eduardo Guerrero Claudia Sheinbaum United States
View of the front pages of Mexican newspapers showing the news of the capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, in Mexico City, Mexico on July 26, 2024. Mexican authorities reported that they had no participation in the arrest of Ismael "Mayo" Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, and of a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, carried out on July 25 in Texas by US authorities. (Credit: Rodrigo Oropeza/Getty Images)

Arrests of U.S. citizens in Mexico due to connections with organized crime skyrocketed over the past year, a new report shows.

Concretely, local outlet Animal Politico cited FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests, open-source data and interviews with local authorities to show that between 2018-2024, under the Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador administration (2018-2024) 2,500 Americans were arrested for crimes such as drug trafficking. The figure represents a 457% increase compared to the tenure of his predecessor, Enrique Peña Nieto, when there were 449 such arrests.

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