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'Drug Cartels a Greater Threat to Migrants Than US Border Patrol'

'Drug Cartels a Greater Threat to Migrants Than US Border Patrol'

Migrants trying to illegally enter the United States through Mexico say that they face more danger from drug cartels than immigration enforcement, highlighting the scale to which criminal groups are able to prey on the... Read more

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Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

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

Zetas

Zetas

The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, are among one of the... Read more

BLO

BLO

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

Gulf Cartel

Gulf Cartel

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

Juarez Cartel

Juarez Cartel

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

Tijuana Cartel

Tijuana Cartel

The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Felix Organization, is based in one of... Read more

Familia Michoacana

Familia Michoacana

At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacana’s brutal tactics, strong base of operations... 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

Zetas

Zetas

The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, are among one of the... Read more

EPR

EPR

The Popular Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Popular Revolucionario - EPR) is a Marxist-Leninist guerrilla group based... Read more

Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

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

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El Chapo

El Chapo

Probably the most famous living drug trafficker on the planet still at large, Joaquin Guzman... Read more

Z-3

Z-3

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

El Mayo

El Mayo

Ismael Zambada Garcia, alias "El Mayo," heads a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. He has... Read more

El Azul

El Azul

A former police detective, Juan Jose Esparragoza Moreno, alias "El Azul," has become the go-to... Read more

Z-40

Z-40

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

El Chango

El Chango

Jose Jesus Mendez Vargas, alias "El Chango," was a leading figure in the Familia Michoana and... Read more

Alejandro Flores Cacho

Alejandro Flores Cacho

Alejandro Flores Cacho runs the air operations of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico. A mysterious... Read more

El Chayo

El Chayo

The Familia Michoacana was reportedly governed by a council, led by Nazario Moreno Gonzalez, alias... Read more

El Coss

El Coss

Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sanchez, alias "El Coss," headed the Gulf Cartel, which has its headquarters... Read more

24

24

Edgardo Leyva Escandon, alias "24," has worked with Mexico's Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano... Read more

El Viceroy

El Viceroy

Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, alias "El Viceroy," inherited the Juarez Cartel, then Mexico’s most powerful drug... Read more

La Tuta

La Tuta

Servando Gomez Martinez, alias "La Tuta," is a former high-ranking member of the Familia Michoacana,... Read more

El Ingeniero (Juarez)

El Ingeniero (Juarez)

Vicente Carrillo Leyva, alias "El Ingeniero," was a top leader of the Juarez Cartel. He... Read more

El H

El H

Hector Beltran Leyva, alias "El H," is the head of the Beltran Leyva Organization (BLO)... Read more

El Ingeniero (Tijuana)

El Ingeniero (Tijuana)

Fernando Sanchez Arellano, alias "El Ingeniero" or "Fernandito," is the enigmatic head of the Tijuana... Read more

Tony Tormenta

Tony Tormenta

Antonio Cardenas Guillen, alias 'Tony Tormenta,' headed up the financial and logistics side of the... Read more

Country Profile - Mexico

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Mexico is home to some of the most vicious organized criminal gangs on the planet. They traffic drugs, weapons, humans and other contraband, and are threatening the stability of the region.
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