Mexico's security forces transferred 37 operators of criminal organizations to the United States early on January 21, 2026, aboard seven Armed Forces aircraft destined for Washington, Houston, New York, Pennsylvania, San Antonio, and San Diego, according to a statement from GabSeguridadMX posted over the past hour. The action followed a U.S. Department of Justice request under bilateral cooperation mechanisms, with a commitment not to seek the death penalty. GabSeguridadMX stated the extraditions align with the National Security Law and respect for national sovereignty, marking the total at 92 high-impact criminals sent to the U.S. during the current administration. Five Mexican military aircraft departed Mexico City en route to various U.S. cities with the prisoners, as reported by oharfuch and Borrowed7Time on X. In Tamaulipas, federal forces captured "Nacho Vega," leader of the Gulf Cartel's Los Escorpiones and Ciclones groups, according to foro_militar. He is wanted in Texas for drug and weapons trafficking. Separate reports from submundodocrime detailed sicarios linked to Domingo Garcia Espinoza, known as 28th or El Mingo of the CDS Mayito Flaco wing, awaiting a plane on an airstrip in northern Sinaloa or southern Chihuahua. Reflectoresmx recorded armed individuals picking up influencer Nicholette in Culiacán's Musala Island residential area. The Mexican Tramway Alliance postponed a strike scheduled for midnight that would have affected the Trolleybus, Cablebus, and Light Rail systems, as announced by lopezodoriga on X.
