Mexico has extradited Nestor Isidro Perez Salas, known as El Nini, a leading figure in Sinaloa’s dominant drug trafficking organization, to the United States. The information was reported by a communications outlet citing remarks from the American administration.
President Biden stated that the Mexican government handed over Nestor Isidro Perez Salas for trial in the United States. He noted that Salas played a significant role within the cartel and faces charges in the United States related to kidnapping and the smuggling of prohibited substances. Biden described the extradition as a positive step for justice.
Officials in the U.S. justice system, including the Attorney General, have indicated that El Nini is suspected of supervising fentanyl production for the Sinaloa cartel and facilitating its smuggling into the United States, according to American authorities.
Earlier, authorities in Colombia detained what was described as a top target among drug cartel leadership figures.
Additionally, security forces in Turkey previously detained a high-profile international drug lord associated with similar criminal networks.