Father of U.S. Marine Vet Nick Quets, Who Was Murdered in Mexico: Trump’s Message to the Cartels Is Working

Doug Quets, the father of United States Marine Corps veteran Nicholas Quets, who was murdered in Mexico by Sinaloa Cartel members, is praising President Donald Trump’s actions against the Mexican Drug Cartels.

As Breitbart News reported in October of last year, 31-year-old Nicholas Quets was traveling to Rocky Point Beach in Mexico — a popular destination for American tourists — when he was stopped at a roadblock along the highway. Sinaloa Cartel gunmen opened fire on Nicholas, shooting him in the back and through his heart. He died at the scene.

“They chased him down like a dog and shot him, like the cowards they were,” Doug Quets told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

Following Nicholas’s murder, President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, candidates at the time, and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) were the only American politicians to reach out to the Quets family.

Since then, Trump administration officials have said Nicholas’s murder has been the catalyst for the Justice Department, the State Department, and the Treasury Department targeting the Mexican Drug Cartels in ways that the federal government had not done before.

“There is a message that targeting U.S. citizens any place in the world is no longer acceptable and comes with consequences,” Doug Quets told Fox News Digital. “President Trump, you know, he’s directly responsible for sending that message, and that message is working.”

Most significantly, in February, the State Department designated the Mexican Drug Cartels — including the Sinaloa Cartel — foreign terrorist organizations.

Similarly, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has taken actions to financially cripple the cartels with sanctions. In March, Bessent sanctioned several individuals and entities working for the Sinaoloa Cartel.

Just last week, the Justice Department announced that the federal government had taken 26 Mexican fugitives into custody with ties to the cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel, to face murder, drug trafficking, hostage-taking, kidnapping, illegal use of firearms, human smuggling, and money laundering charges.

Doug Quets told Fox News Digital that since Trump took office, the president has been diligent in trying to get justice for his son.

“[Trump has] been great to my family. He’s kept in touch with us. His administration kept in touch with us. He’s treated us like his family,” Doug Quets said. “And I think he would do that for anybody in this situation. I don’t think it’s particular to me. So, I’m grateful for that. You know, Nick will not die in vain because Nick is now the reason for many of these changes.”

Thus far, two suspects have been arrested and charged with Nicholas’s murder.

John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.