On Saturday, the Mexican government extradited Nestor Isidro Perez Salas to the United States. This move comes as Perez Salas faces numerous felony charges, including murder, drug importation, kidnapping, firearms, and money laundering.
The Department of Justice made a significant announcement on Tuesday, revealing that Salas, a 32-year-old individual known as “El Nini,” has been extradited and indicted. Salas is believed to be the leader of the notorious Sinaloa cartel and its chief assassin, as stated by the DOJ.
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Salas allegedly took the life of a Drug Enforcement Administration informant and other individuals as a response to the informant’s collaboration with the DEA.
The Department of Justice stated that El Nini was involved in the production and sale of fentanyl by the Sinaloa cartel, including supplying it to the United States.
After the Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained federal indictments in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Southern District of New York, the Mexican government agreed to extradite Salas.
Salas is facing several charges in the federal court in Washington, D.C. These charges include importing cocaine and methamphetamine, violating firearms laws, and conspiring to obstruct justice through murder.
In the Southern District of New York federal court, he is also facing charges for continuing a criminal enterprise that led to the deaths of multiple victims, including a DEA informant.
Salas is facing a multitude of charges in the New York federal court indictment. These charges include fentanyl importation and trafficking, obstruction of justice through the murder of an informant, kidnapping that led to the deaths of eight individuals, including a minor, as well as firearms violations and money laundering.
Salas was apprehended by Mexican authorities in Culiacan, Mexico, on November 22. He faced charges on Tuesday morning in the federal court of the Southern District of New York.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) claims that the Sinaloa cartel holds immense power as one of Mexico’s leading drug cartels. They are highly accountable for producing a substantial quantity of fentanyl within Mexico and importing it for distribution across the United States.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is significantly more potent than heroin, with a strength that is about 50 times greater. Shockingly, it has emerged as the primary cause of death among individuals in the age group of 18 to 49 in the United States.
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Salas is a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa cartel’s security apparatus. The DOJ accuses him of employing extreme violence to safeguard the cartel’s activities, seize disputed areas, eliminate uncooperative businesses, instill fear in civilians, and target law enforcement officials.
