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DEA Touts 1,300 Arrests in 2025 Cartel Offensive, Alleges 55 Off-Extradition Handovers by Mexico

The agency’s year-end report frames a concentrated push to weaken Mexico’s dominant cartels as an effort to choke off fentanyl pipelines into the United States.

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La Agencia Antidrogas de Estados Unidos reportó que en 2025 detuvo a cerca de mil 300 integrantes de los cárteles de Sinaloa y Jalisco Nueva Generación, además de recibir a 55 líderes criminales que estaban presos en México y fueron trasladados a territorio estadounidense

Overview

  • The DEA says 2025 operations produced about 1,300 arrests linked to the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
  • The report cites U.S. seizures of 47 million fentanyl pills, roughly 257 tons of cocaine, 78 tons of methamphetamine, and just over a ton of heroin.
  • Prosecutorial milestones highlighted include Rafael Caro Quintero’s transfer for U.S. prosecution, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada’s August guilty plea, and sentences for Rubén Oseguera González and José González Valencia.
  • The DEA alleges Mexico delivered around 55 imprisoned cartel leaders to U.S. custody outside formal extradition procedures, a claim presented without a Mexican government response in the coverage.
  • Targeted actions in August and September focused on disrupting fentanyl supply chains from Sinaloa and CJNG, with the DEA also reporting 664 seized firearms and about $60 million in illicit proceeds and assets.