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US Treasury Adds Zetas Trafficker to Kingpin List

US Treasury Adds Zetas Trafficker to Kingpin List

The US Treasury Department has placed an alleged Zetas drug trafficker on its "Kingpin List," increasing the pressure on the financial side of the Mexican cartel's criminal operations.  Read more

Zetas Profile

The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, are among one of the most violent groups in Mexico, with a growing presence in neighboring Guatemala.

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Z-3

Z-3

Heriberto Lazcano, alias "Z-3," was a former commander in the Mexican special forces, before going... Read more

Z-40

Z-40

Miguel Angel Treviño, alias 'Z-40,' is a former Mexican military officer who is now a... Read more

Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in... Read more

Gulf Cartel

Gulf Cartel

The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico’s criminal groups... Read more

Knights Templar

Knights Templar

The Knights Templar (Cabelleros Templarios) is a splinter group of the once-mighty Familia Michoacana, which emerged... Read more

Mendozas

Mendozas

Based in Guatemala's northern-most province of Peten, the Mendozas mainly ran contraband before becoming one... Read more

BLO

BLO

Led by the Beltran Leyva brothers, this Mexican drug trafficking organization worked with the Sinaloa... Read more

Juarez Cartel

Juarez Cartel

The Juarez Cartel is responsible for smuggling tons of narcotics from Mexico into the U.S.... Read more

Oficina de Envigado

Oficina de Envigado

The inheritors of Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking empire in Colombia, the Oficina de Envigado is... Read more

Lorenzanas

Lorenzanas

The Lorenzanas are a traditional contraband family, who, over time, became enmeshed in the lucrative... Read more

Texis Cartel

Texis Cartel

Unlike some Central American gangs that have earned fame for their brutality and their liberal... Read more

Urabeños

Urabeños

The Urabeños, also known as the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces, are one of the most ambitious,... Read more

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