The Mexican government would be preparing a new round of extraditions to the United States. This list includes at least 40 alleged drug trafficking leaders, according to information revealed by journalist Ioan Grillo.
This second batch would include Abigael González Valencia, alias "El Cuini", one of the most relevant alleged financial operators of the CJNG, considered a key piece in the finances of that criminal organization.
According to sources cited by Grillo, these individuals would be sent under a scheme called "extraordinary transfer process", which would allow circumventing some of the guarantees of the traditional extradition procedure.
Specifically, it would open the door for the accused to even face the death penalty in U.S. territory. This is because the usual commitments that prevent such a sentence in bilateral agreements with Mexico do not apply.
The measure has caused controversy in various legal and political sectors, particularly due to a situation that occurred during the first wave of extraditions that took place in February.
At that time, it was argued that legal formalities had been violated by resorting to the invocation of an old National Security Law to justify the speed of the process.
