37 inmates from the Altiplano maximum-security prison were transferred to the United States on a C-130 Hercules aircraft, registration number FAM3611, which took off Tuesday at noon from Adolfo López Mateos International Airport in Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico.
Since early Tuesday morning, the movement of inmates from Altiplano to the outside world has been observed, resulting in helicopter overflights and the presence of military vehicles outside the prison.
Unofficial reports indicate that the transfer began at 1:00 a.m., when citizens noticed the aircraft activity in the vicinity of the prison.
For several hours, aircraft from the Mexican Armed Forces landed at the Altiplano #1 Federal Prison in Almoloya de Juárez, and several flyovers were eventually conducted to Toluca International Airport.
Around 11:45 a.m., a U.S. military aircraft took off from this airport.
This appears to be another transfer of drug kingpins to the U.S., individuals with outstanding legal issues in that neighboring country to the north.
These transfers are in addition to those previously carried out by the Mexican government to the United States as part of the so-called cooperation between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Hatfuch, confirmed via his social media accounts that the Mexican Security Cabinet transferred 37 operatives from criminal organizations to the United States, recognizing them as a real threat to the country’s security.
The action, he asserted, was carried out in accordance with the National Security Law and under bilateral cooperation mechanisms, with full respect for national sovereignty.
He stated that, at the request of the Department of Justice, a commitment was made not to seek the death penalty.
