Cártel de Sinaloa is a transnational organization based in Sinaloa, Mexico. It is one of the world’s most powerful drug cartels and is one of the largest producers and traffickers of fentanyl and other illicit drugs to the United States.
DEA continues our work eliminating the Drug Trafficking Organizations responsible for the deadliest drug crisis in United States’ history. Driving this synthetic drug crisis are two Mexican-based cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level. The formations of drug cartels are common in Latin American countries. Rivalries between multiple drug cartels cause them to wage turf wars against each other.
From the ‘Queen of Cocaine’ to ‘The Boss,’ these narcas prove that in the hyper-masculine world of Latin-American drug cartels, it is sometimes the women you need to watch.
Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless.
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Mexican cartels, particularly CJNG and Sinaloa, have intensified operations with mass-casualty attacks, drone strikes, IEDs, and heavy weaponry, demonstrating a shift from traditional criminal activity to insurgent-style tactics that challenge state authority. Despite arrests, seizures, and military interventions, cartels have adapted by decentralizing, diversifying into other illicit markets ...
Decapitating cartels? Mexico leans into the 'kingpin strategy' Under pressure from the US, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has authorised military operations to arrest cartel leaders. But what ...