The White House said on Friday that 29 Mexican cartel members were extradited to the United States. In a statement, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the group includes cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero,

Trump designated drug cartels terrorist organizations and Mexico extradited 29 alleged members, one a suspect in a notorious DEA killing in 1985.

Rafael Caro Quintero, the notorious Mexican drug lord convicted of orchestrating the 1985 murder of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was extradited to the United States on Thursday alongside 28 other cartel members.

The extradition comes as top Mexican officials are in Washington trying to head off the Trump administration's threat of imposing 25% tariffs on all Mexican imports starting Tuesday.

As Mexico and the U.S. negotiate trade tariffs, the Mexican government has handed over 29 cartel leaders and members who were wanted in the U.S.