Cárteles Unidos
MEXICO
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25 MAY 2021
The Cárteles Unidos was formed by the Cartel de Tepalcatepec, the Viagras, and others, to combat the Jalisco Cartel in Michoacán.
All About Mexico Groups
MEXICO
MEXICO GROUPS
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2021-05-04
The Sinaloa Cartel is often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere.
MEXICO GROUPS
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2020-11-13
La Fuerza Anti-Unión, which battles La Union Tepito for territories in Mexico City, has grown rapidly.
LA UNIÓN TEPITO
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MAY 9, 2022
La Unión Tepito takes its name from the notorious Mexico City neighborhood of Tepito, where it began.
JALISCO CARTEL
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JULY 8, 2020
The Jalisco Cartel New Generation is often considered Mexico's most feared cartel, whose operations stretch across the country.
GUERREROS UNIDOS
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AUGUST 13, 2021
The Guerreros Unidos operate in central Mexico and have been linked to the Ayotzinapa Massacre.
MEXICO
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2018-02-13
The Tijuana Cartel is based in one of the most strategically important Mexico border cities for drug trafficking.
BELTRAN LEYVA ORG
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OCTOBER 6, 2021
The Beltrán Leyva Organization was run by the Beltrán Leyva brothers, who are now either dead or serving prison time.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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MAY 5, 2020
Like the Familia Michoácana, the Knights Templar uses religious imagery to project themselves as more than a drug cartel.
JUAREZ CARTEL
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JULY 10, 2020
The Juárez Cartel’s rivalry the Sinaloa Cartel helped turn Juarez into one of the most violent cities on Earth.
BARRIO AZTECA
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2018-07-09
The Barrio Azteca prison gang has grown into an armed criminal organization controlling drug trafficking in Juárez, Mexico.
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