Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who is wanted for the notorious killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government, the Justice Department confirmed Thursday evening.

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — 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 the pressure on drug trafficking organizations.

Mexico on Thursday handed over major figures in the country's criminal underworld to U.S. authorities, part of a surprise extradition of nearly 30 jailed convicts or others accused of ties to violent drug cartels.

WASHINGTON: Canada and Mexico on Friday (Feb 28) sought to show US President Donald Trump's administration evidence of progress in curbing the flow of fentanyl opioids into the US ahead of a March 4

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she hopes to speak with U.S. President Donald Trump now that he has announced plans to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada starting Tuesday.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico will increase sharply on Tuesday and, in an unexpected move, also announced an additional 10 percent tax on Chinese goods that will take effect then.