Mexico sent more than two dozen suspected cartel members to the U.S. on Tuesday, amid rising pressure from President Donald Trump on Mexico to dismantle the country's powerful drug organizations. Authorities shipped 26 prisoners wanted in the U.

The Trump administration extradited dozens of fugitives from Mexico as the White House tightens a noose around criminal syndicates south

The drug cartel leaders and other prominent figures were being flown from Mexico to the U.S. on Tuesday, one person said.