Cartels | DEA. gov Cartel members engage in a wide range of violent illegal activities aimed at protecting their criminal empires and expanding their profits such as drug trafficking, money laundering, weapons trafficking, human smuggling, prostitution, and extortion
Drug cartel - Wikipedia Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level The formations of drug cartels are common in Latin American countries Rivalries between multiple drug cartels cause them to wage turf wars against each other
Drug cartels news latest pictures from latintimes. com Colombian security experts are warning that the reported fall of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," the leader of the powerful Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) may not weaken
Drug cartel | Definition, Impact History | Britannica Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs Drug cartels are extremely well-organized, well-financed, efficient, and ruthless
Cartel Structures and Operations – Mica’s 2025 DEA NDTA . . . Mexico’s dominant cartels—especially the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG—aren’t just running dope across the border They’re operating global franchises, laundering money through Chinese brokers, importing chemicals by sea, and recruiting teenagers on Snapchat