Mexico cartels: Which are the biggest and most powerful? - BBC
WEBOct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.
List of gangs in Mexico - Wikipedia
WEBList of gangs in Mexico. Notable criminally-active gangs in Mexico include: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel. Gulf Cartel. Juárez Cartel.
‘Absolute Warfare’: Cartels Terrorize Mexico as Security Forces Fall ...
WEBAug 31, 2022 · CELAYA, Mexico — The butcher had been killed and no one knew why. The execution occurred in broad daylight as he worked in a family-owned restaurant, one of many murders that go unsolved every...
Sinaloa Cartel - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sinaloa Cartel has been waging a war against the Tijuana Cartel (Arellano-Félix Organization) over the Tijuana smuggling route to the border city of San Diego, California. The rivalry between the two cartels dates back to the Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo setup of …
Los Zetas - Wikipedia
WEBLos Zetas (pronounced [los ˈsetas], Spanish for "The Zs") is a Mexican criminal syndicate, known as one of the most dangerous of Mexico's drug cartels. [ 17 ][ 18 ][ 19 ][ 20 ][ 21 ] They are known for engaging in brutally violent " shock and awe " tactics such as beheadings, torture, and indiscriminate murder. [ 22 ]
Gang violence in Mexico: 19 bodies discovered in latest grisly find
WEBJul 3, 2024 · In the latest Mexican cartel violence, 19 bodies were found around a dump truck in Chiapas state, officials say, part of a gang war for drug and migrant trafficking routes.
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels - Council on …
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Mexican gangs eventually shifted from being couriers for Colombian criminal organizations, including the infamous Cali and Medellín cartels, to being wholesalers.
Mexican cartels flexed their power in Tijuana. Now a battle for ...
WEBAug 20, 2022 · TIJUANA, Mexico — Moses Zazueta Ramirez was at home last Friday when he started getting messages from his mom and seeing the chaos unfold on social media. A drug cartel had hijacked and burned...
Mexican cartel war transforms Guanajuato into a deadly place
WEBAug 2, 2020 · Now he is 54 and leads the Jalisco New Generation cartel, a syndicate that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says has used extreme violence to muscle its way into 24 of Mexico’s 32...
Extortion, gang violence hits even big corporations and business ...
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands from drug cartels, and gangs are increasingly trying to control the sale, distribution and pricing of certain goods.