Mexican drug cartels have increased their co-operation with U.S. street and prison gangs to expand their distribution networks within the U.S. [43] On March 31, 2014, Enrique Plancarte Solís, a high-ranking leader in the cartel, was killed by the Mexican Navy.

1 day ago · Drug trafficking profits are repatriated to Mexico for use by the cartel,” it added. Jalisco New Generation Cartel The heir to Los Zetas in terms of communication and propaganda, the CJNG is the only criminal group with a presence throughout Mexico, along with what until a few months ago was the Sinaloa Cartel, according to Lantia.

1 day ago · LNFM is the successor of the La Familia Michoacana, a violent transnational organization based in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan with operations in the Mexican states Guerrero, Morelos, and Mexico. In addition to drug trafficking, kidnapping, and extortion, LNFM attacks government officials and uses violence, including drone attacks and ...

2 days ago · A shop’s windows are riddled with bullets near City Hall after a gun battle between a heavily armed drug cartel assault group and security forces in Villa Union, Mexico, near the border with the U.S., Dec. 2, 2019. ... Sinaloa Cartel — Mexico. The letters “CJNG” which stands for “Jalisco New Generation Cartel” cover an abandoned ...

Oct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.

1 day ago · Mexican army soldiers stand next to a homemade armored vehicle with alleged identification of a drug cartel after an armed confrontation in Las Tunas, Tecpan de Galeana, Guerrero state, Mexico, on ...

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...

Jan 25, 2025 · Mexican drug cartels In the 1960s and early ’70s, Mexico was known primarily as a supplier of marijuana. However, as U.S. efforts in Colombia slowed the flow of drugs from South America , Mexico emerged as a source of cocaine.

Aug 28, 2024 · Academic Oswaldo Zavala has pushed back at the notion that Mexico's drug cartels are all-powerful, arguing that they could not exist without state support.

Mexican drug cartels, which currently threaten the national security of our Mexican neighbors, pose an organized crime threat to the United States, and are responsible for the scourge of illicit drugs and accompanying violence in both countries.