A new report from NBC 5 Investigates shows how the McKinney National Airport in Collin County and federal courts in Plano and Sherman have become key stops for accused drug cartel leaders on a road to face justice in the US.
Quietly, Collin and Grayson counties are now among the nation’s go-to destinations for prosecuting high-level cartel figures.
On Feb. 27, a Mexican Navy aircraft arrived at McKinney Airport. Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security were waiting near the terminal as the Mexican government handed over an accused leader of one of the world’s most violent cartels.
A scene like a James Bond movie played out at what might seem like an unlikely airport…