Mexico extradites 29 drug cartel members to U.S. for trial as Trump tariffs loom
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Why Mexico extradited 29 cartel members to the U.S.
Mexico extradited 29 cartel members, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, to the U.S. to face charges. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.CBS News - 4h -
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in attempt to ward off tariffs
Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across borderFinancial Times - 18h -
Mexico deports 29 drug cartel figures to the U.S. as officials meet with Trump team
Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States as the Trump administration turns up ...NBC News - 18h -
White House: 'One of the most evil cartel bosses' being extradited to US
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Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico 'will go forward'
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Trump says Canada, China and Mexico tariffs will take effect next week
President Donald Trump said Thursday that 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico would go into effect Tuesday, alongside yet another 10% layer of duties on China following one that ...NBC News - 1d -
Tariff Tuesday: Trump Says He’ll Hit Mexico, Canada, and China With Duties
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Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs will go into effect Tuesday, China tariffs to increase
President Trump confirmed Thursday that tariffs he had threatened and then delayed against Canada and Mexico are set to go into effect next week, while China will face increased tariffs as part of ...The Hill - 1d -
Mexico Released Dozens of Cartel Figures Into U.S. Custody
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Mexico sends cartel suspects to U.S. to face charges
Mexico has sent 29 cartel suspects detained in Mexico to the U.S. to face charges. This comes as Mexico navigates potential new tariffs on goods sent to the U.S.CBS News - 7h -
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Arizona governor signs order 'to combat the cartels' and 'stop drug smuggling'
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Trump says Mexico, Canada tariffs will start March 4, plus additional 10% on China
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Trump Says Canada and Mexico Tariffs Will Start March 4, Plus an Increase on China
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Trump tariffs will hit over $200 billion in U.S.-Canada-Mexico cross-border rail trade
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Mexico sends cartel leader, other prisoners to U.S. to face charges
The Justice Department says the men taken into custody from Mexico "include leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations."CBS News - 20h -
Mexico Transfers Rafael Caro Quintero and Other Cartel Operatives to U.S. Custody
The handover of so many significant cartel figures was one of the most important efforts by Mexico in the modern history of the drug war to send traffickers to face charges in U.S. courts.The New York Times - 18h -
Mexico releases cartel suspects into U.S. custody to face charges
Mexico agreed to hand over 29 people suspected of being cartel members into U.S. custody. Among those released is Rafael Caro Quintero, who's accused in the killing of a DEA agent in 1985.CBS News - 5h -
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Trump vows to slap 25% tariffs on EU and claims bloc was ‘formed to screw US’
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