Mexico sent more than two dozen suspected cartel members to the U.S. on Aug 12, amid rising pressure from President Donald Trump on Mexico to dismantle the country's powerful drug organisations. Authorities shipped 26 prisoners wanted in the U.

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

Mexican and United States authorities announced on Tuesday that 26 cartel bosses had been sent to the U.S., marking the second large transfer of Mexican prisoners to the U.S. this year.