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Subject: [ctrl] Explainer: Drug trafficking gangs in Mexico | World news | The Guardian

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/27/mexico1/print

Explainer: Trafficking gangs
The Guardian, Tuesday May 27 2008

Mexico's drug traffickers control most of the cocaine grown in Colombia

and smuggled into the US and move marijuana, methamphetamines and some
heroin. They also supply expanding local markets and have branched out
into kidnapping. The main cartels are:

Sinaloa cartel

Named after the Pacific coast northern state of Sinaloa, this cartel has spread throughout the country under Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman. It is now

Mexico's biggest trafficking organisation.

Gulf cartel and Zetas

Originally confined to states bordering the gulf of Mexico, this cartel

now has presence in much of the country. The group is largely under

control of the Zetas - the cartel's notoriously violent hit squad formed

from army deserters.

Arrellano Felix cartel
Based in the border city of Tijuana, the cartel has been weakened in
recent years by the arrest or death of numerous members. As well as
internal fighting, the cartel's main enemy is the Sinaloa cartel.

Milenio cartel

Traffickers of metamphetamines, this relatively new cartel's main rivals

are the Zetas.
guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2008

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