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Pedro Camacho

Mexico's Sheinbaum Downplays Reports of Another Mass Cartel Extradition to U.S. For Now: 'This Does Not Mean There Will Not Be'

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum (Credit: Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday her government is not currently planning another large-scale extradition of cartel leaders to the United States, though she did not rule out future operations.

During her regular morning press conference, Sheinbaum said extraditions proceed only when individuals have no pending legal orders in Mexico. "When there is an extradition and a person is detained and does not have an arrest warrant here, normally they are deported," she said. "If not, the extradition process must be followed." She added,

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