By SCM REPORTER
THE TRUMP administration has dealt a “landmark” blow to Mexico’s bloodiest drug gangs after snatching 37 high-level fugitives in a dramatic cross-border operation.
In the largest transfer of its kind in history, the US took custody of a “rogue’s gallery” of narcoterrorists, human smugglers, and gunrunners who have spent years preying on innocent families.
The mob—which includes stone-cold killers from the infamous Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)—was flown into the US yesterday evening to face justice on American soil.
The massive haul of suspects marks a major escalation in President Trump’s mission to treat Mexican cartels like international terrorists.
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi hailed the mission as a historic victory.
She said: “These 37 cartel members—including terrorists from the Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG, and others—will now pay for their crimes against the American people on American soil.”
She added that the US would deliver “swift, comprehensive justice” for the victims of these “Foreign Terrorist Organizations.”
The fugitives are accused of flooding US streets with deadly fentanyl, trafficking high-powered firearms, and running brutal human smuggling rings.
FBI Director Kash Patel warned the world’s most wanted criminals that they can no longer hide behind the border.
”We will continue to work to put a stop to these drug cartels, arms traffickers, and terrorists from bringing crime, drugs, and firearms to our city streets,” he vowed.
ATF Deputy Director Rob Cekada added that agents are hunting down the gangs that “turn our streets into war zones.”
THE CLIPBOARD: CARTELS IN CUSTODY
The 37 suspects represent the “most wanted” leaders from the world’s most dangerous syndicates: Sinaloa Cartel & CJNG: Designated global terrorists.
Gulf Cartel & Los Zetas: Notorious for extreme violence and kidnapping.
La Linea & Beltrán-Leyva: Brutal drug-trafficking enforcers.
The operation was made possible by Mexico’s National Security Law, which allows the government to expel dangerous fugitives instantly.
This is only the third time the law has been used—and it is the biggest yet, smashing the previous record of 29 fugitives set in February 2025.
DEA boss Terrance Cole thanked the Mexican government for “standing with us” to cut off the fentanyl supply and “save American lives.”
US Marshals Director Gadyaces S. Serralta issued a final warning to the underworld: “Justice does not stop at borders.”
