Biden congratulates AMLO on the arrest of ‘El Nini’, Los Chapitos’ security chief

The American president, Joe Bidencongratulated this Thursday his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, on the arrest of Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as ‘El Nini’head of security for the criminal group formed by four of the drug dealer’s sons Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán.

““I want to thank President López Obrador, the Mexican military and special forces for the effective capture of El Nini, and express our gratitude to the brave men and women of the Mexican security forces who carried out this successful operation to arrest him,” he stated. Biden said in a statement.

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For almost three years, recalled the president, ‘El Nini’ He has been one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico and the United States, and is accused by the latter of participating in the illicit trafficking of fentanyl into the United States as well as perpetrating violent actions.

““Both our countries are safer with him behind bars and facing justice for his crimes,” he said. he added.

The United States offered $3 million for information to capture El Nini.

Pérez Salas was arrested yesterday by agents of the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) in the city of Culiacán (Mexico) and that same night he was transferred to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime (Femdo) in Mexico City.

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offered a reward of 3 million dollars by the criminal, captured in an operation.

He is credited with the controversial ‘culiacanazo’ strategy, an operation in which federal forces arrested Ovidio Guzmán on October 17, 2019, but released him hours later due to violent acts by the Sinaloa Cartel.

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His arrest, Biden recalled, Occurs after the arrest and transfer of Ovidio Guzmán to the United States earlier this year.

“These arrests are a testament to the commitment between the United States and Mexico to protect our communities from violence, combat cartels and end the scourge of illicit fentanyl that is affecting so many families,” he said. noted the president.

The United States and Mexico will continue to “work as strong partners” to “do everything possible to hold criminals accountable for endangering health and safety” in both countries.

““As I told President Andrés Manuel López Obrador when we met in San Francisco on November 17 (as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, APEC), nothing is out of reach when Mexico and the United States stand together,” Biden added.

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In mid-September, Ovidio Guzmán, also detained in Culiacán in early 2023, arrived in the United States after being extradited from Mexico, after being one of the drug traffickers most wanted by Washington, for his participation in fentanyl trafficking.

Source: Elcomercio