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   What is a drug cartel?

   • A drug cartel is a criminal organization composed of independent drug lords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade. Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level.

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   Who are the Mexican drug cartels?

   • Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP/Getty Images Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption and violence in Mexico, contributing to tens of thousands of homicides in the country each year.

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   How did drug cartels start?

   • Efforts to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United States —which was the primary destination for most narcotics—became increasingly focused on curtailing foreign production of marijuana and heroin. It was during the 1970s, however, that a growing U.S. demand for cocaine led to the creation of the earliest drug cartels.

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   What is the basic structure of a drug cartel?

   • The basic structure of a drug cartel is as follows: Falcons: Considered as the "eyes and ears" of the streets, the "falcons" are the lowest rank in any drug cartel. They are scouts, who are responsible for conducting reconnaissance, such as reporting the activities of the police, the military and rival groups. [ 1 ]

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   Are Mexico's drug cartels a threat to the United States?

   • Mexico’s drug cartels are in a constant state of flux. Over the decades, they have grown, splintered, forged new alliances, and battled one another for territory. The two cartels that pose the most significant drug trafficking threats [PDF] to the United States, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), are:

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   What happened in Mexico after a war against drug cartels?

   • Violence continues to rage more than a decade after the Mexican government launched a war against drug cartels. A soldier stands guard as over 850 kilos of drugs are burned in Monterrey, Mexico. Julio Cesar Aguilar/AFP/Getty Images

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2. www.bbc.com › news › world-latin-america-40480405Mexico cartels: Which are the biggest and most powerful? - BBC

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   Oct 24, 2019 · Getty Images. Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence. These cartels control vast areas of the...

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   Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant corruption and violence...

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   Sep 20, 2024 · 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. Since the 1980s, they have dominated the international.

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7. www.ft.com › content › fe04c6ed-73f8-4e17-852b-ce16Mexico’s drug cartels are thriving - Financial Times

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   May 21, 2024 · Today, the two largest and most powerful cartels, the Sinaloa cartel and the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), are jostling with smaller rivals such as the Viagras, the Squirrels and the...

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8. www.latimes.com › world-nation › storyAre Mexican drug cartels as powerful as people think?

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   Aug 28, 2024 · What about these big displays of cartel power, like in 2019 when members of the Sinaloa cartel blocked roads and held hostages in the city of Culiacan to successfully pressure the Mexican army...

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   Feb 16, 2022 · “There is an evolution of a cartel into a paramilitary group that wants power and territory, and is no longer just trafficking drugs,” says Giralt Brun.