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Oct 24, 2019 · 24 October 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...
- Can Mexico Save Its Journalists
"Sister, now I'm really scared," her sister Rosy recalled a...
- Mexican Drug Trade Reporter Javier Valdez Killed
Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, known for his...
- Mum Who Probed Daughter's Death is Killed
The administration of former President Felipe Calderón...
- Can Mexico Save Its Journalists
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...
May 21, 2024 · In a 2024 report, the US Drug Enforcement Administration called the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels “transnational criminal organisations” because they are “involved in arms trafficking, money...
- Cleve Jones
The cartel's history is marked by evolution from a small crime syndicate to one of the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organizations in the world. Founded in the late 1960s by Pedro Avilés Pérez in Sinaloa, the cartel initially focused on smuggling marijuana into the United States (US).
Jul 27, 2024 · The Sinaloa cartel was formerly led by El Chapo Guzman, who infamously eluded authorities while expanding the organization’s drug trafficking operation across the world.
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Oct 16, 2024 · Now that the violence has boiled over, the government has sent in hundreds of army troops. But irregular urban combat in the heart of a city of 1 million inhabitants — against a cartel that has lots of .50-caliber sniper rifles and machine guns — is not the army’s specialty.
The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Félix Organization, was once among Mexico's most powerful. [192] It is based in Tijuana, one of the most strategically important border towns in Mexico, [193] and continues to export drugs even after weakening by an internal war in 2009.
