The U.S. Department of Justice has transferred 14 convicted cartel members to Mexico to serve the remainder of their sentences.
All 14 were convicted on drug charges linked to Mexican drug cartels and collectively have 96 years left to serve. According to the DOJ, the move will save U.S. taxpayers $4 million.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew R. Galeotti said the transfers align with a bilateral agreement designed to cut incarceration costs and ease overcrowding in federal prisons. He added that each inmate requested to complete their sentence in Mexico.
The transfers fall under the International Prisoner Transfer Program, established by Congress in 1977, which allows prisoners to be moved to their home countries under certain conditions.
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