Gulf Cartel
MEXICO GROUPS
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12 SEP 2017
The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico’s criminal groups but has lost territory and influence in recent years to its rivals, including its former enforcer wing, the Zetas.
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FEATURED
EXTORTION
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18 MAY 2023
Despite the CJNG moving into Mexico's northern state of Tamaulipas, the Gulf Cartel remains the foremost security threat along the US border.
CRIMINAL MIGRATION
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17 MAY 2023
Some believe the CJNG’s invasion of Tamaulipas is all but a sure thing despite the Gulf Cartel’s historical roots, others are not convinced.
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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5 APR 2023
US officials may designate Mexican crime groups as terrorists, but this mischaracterizes the threat. …
GULF CARTEL
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20 MAR 2023
The state of Tamaulipas may not top Mexico's violence rankings, but the Gulf Cartel's fragmentation is raising concerns.
GULF CARTEL
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12 MAR 2023
A faction of one of Mexico's oldest organized crime groups is doing damage control following the murder of two US citizens.
EL COSS
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MARCH 10, 2023
The Gulf Cartel is among the oldest most powerful cartels in Mexico, but has lost territory in recent years.
FENTANYL
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1 DEC 2022
Nuevo Laredo was set ablaze following the capture of a Northeast Cartel leader. But what does this mean for the city's criminal dynamics?…
EXTRADITION
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8 AUG 2022
A US request has led Guatemala to dismantle a prolific human smuggling ring that smuggled migrants to the United States.
GULF CARTEL
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29 JUL 2022
Mexican authorities crushed 23 "narco-tanks," while 630 armored vehicles have been confiscated since 2018.
GULF CARTEL
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15 MAR 2022
Mexican armed forces have captured the reported leader of the feared Northeast Cartel, but this arrest may only stoke further violence along the US border by providing an opening for…
COCAINE
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8 NOV 2021
Cocaine, synthetic drugs, weapons, migrants, gasoline - this range of criminal economies has seen violence escalate in Mexico's northern state of Tamaulipas.
FEATURED
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6 OCT 2021
It was so simple once. The Gulf Cartel and its ancestors maintained control of Tamaulipas for eight decades.
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