Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is among the oldest most powerful cartels in Mexico, but has lost territory in recent years.
The US trial of Genaro García Luna, the architect of Mexico's war on drugs, will seek to prove whether he was helping the Sinaloa Cartel.
The Cárteles Unidos was formed by the Cartel de Tepalcatepec, the Viagras, and others, to combat the Jalisco Cartel in Michoacán.
The Sinaloa Cartel is often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere.
La Fuerza Anti-Unión, which battles La Union Tepito for territories in Mexico City, has grown rapidly.
La Unión Tepito takes its name from the notorious Mexico City neighborhood of Tepito, where it began.
José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, alias “El Marro,” is the former leader of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel (CSRL).
Dámaso López Núñez, alias "Licenciado, prominent in the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited to the United States in 2018.
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is often considered Mexico's most feared cartel, whose operations stretch across the country.
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho," has propelled the Jalisco Cartel’s growth to become a fierce and powerful cartel.
The Guerreros Unidos operate in central Mexico and have been linked to the Ayotzinapa Massacre.
Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, alias "Chapo" leads the Meza Flores, though little is known of his current criminal activities.