Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is an international drug cartel syndicate made up of several different organizations. The US intelligence community considers the cartel the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. They are known for being extremely violent in expanding its drug business using murder, kidnapping and bribery as a tool.
In Mexico, many cartels and drug organization have their origins in the state of Sinaloa. The families that lived in this region during the 1960s and 1970s moved from the contraband trade into the drug business, specifically marijuana. One the first major traffickers was Pedro Avila. He go onto bring in his friend's son Joaquin Loera into the trade, also known as the soon to be notorious “El …show more content…
Some of the most important allies for the cartel are the Mexican mafia, the FARC, the Nortenos and the Gangster Disciples in Chicago. Some of their biggest rivals are the Los Zetas who are the other major cartel in Mexico, and who they feud with regularly for territory. There have been rumors of a potential Sinaloa and Los Zetas alliance in order to combat the recent government forces gains in the war on drugs in Mexico. According to the House Committee on Homeland Security, another rival of the Sinaloa cartel is the “Gulf Cartel” (McCaul, 2006). These “two blocks are involved in a massive and violent turf war” in the area of “Nuevo Laredo” in Mexico. (McCaul, 2006). This type of violence worries American policy makers as they occur within close proximity to the US border and have the potential to spill over if left …show more content…
The Sinaloa cartel is the main cartel involved in the distribution of narcotics such as marijuana and cocaine in the United States. In 2013, the Chicago crime commission named El Chapo “public enemy number no. 1” for a city he has never stepped foot, he was the second person to be given this title behind Al Capone (Castillo, 2013). In Mexico, there are violent turf wars in many parts of the country between the Sinaloa cartel and its rivals. These violent conflicts have left thousands dead in a bid to gain territory in order to boost their drug empire. Not only is the cartel directly responsible for the deaths of thousands, it is not farfetched to say that they are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands to drugs and all the lives ruined due to
The Sinaloa cartel is an international drug cartel syndicate made up of several different organizations. The US intelligence community considers the cartel the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world. They are known for being extremely violent in expanding its drug business using murder, kidnapping and bribery as a tool.
In Mexico, many cartels and drug organization have their origins in the state of Sinaloa. The families that lived in this region during the 1960s and 1970s moved from the contraband trade into the drug business, specifically marijuana. One the first major traffickers was Pedro Avila. He go onto bring in his friend's son Joaquin Loera into the trade, also known as the soon to be notorious “El …show more content…
Some of the most important allies for the cartel are the Mexican mafia, the FARC, the Nortenos and the Gangster Disciples in Chicago. Some of their biggest rivals are the Los Zetas who are the other major cartel in Mexico, and who they feud with regularly for territory. There have been rumors of a potential Sinaloa and Los Zetas alliance in order to combat the recent government forces gains in the war on drugs in Mexico. According to the House Committee on Homeland Security, another rival of the Sinaloa cartel is the “Gulf Cartel” (McCaul, 2006). These “two blocks are involved in a massive and violent turf war” in the area of “Nuevo Laredo” in Mexico. (McCaul, 2006). This type of violence worries American policy makers as they occur within close proximity to the US border and have the potential to spill over if left …show more content…
The Sinaloa cartel is the main cartel involved in the distribution of narcotics such as marijuana and cocaine in the United States. In 2013, the Chicago crime commission named El Chapo “public enemy number no. 1” for a city he has never stepped foot, he was the second person to be given this title behind Al Capone (Castillo, 2013). In Mexico, there are violent turf wars in many parts of the country between the Sinaloa cartel and its rivals. These violent conflicts have left thousands dead in a bid to gain territory in order to boost their drug empire. Not only is the cartel directly responsible for the deaths of thousands, it is not farfetched to say that they are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands to drugs and all the lives ruined due to