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The Sinaloa Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Sinaloa, pronounced [ˈkaɾtel ðe sinaˈloa], CDS, after the native Sinaloa region), also known as the Guzmán-Loera Organization, the Federation, the Blood Alliance, [4] [5] [6] or the Pacific Cartel, [7] is a large, transnational organized crime syndicate based in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, [8] that specializes in illegal drug trafficking and money ...
Los Ninis are the main armed wing of the faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, known as Los Chapitos. [2] Made up of loyal young hit men between the ages of 20 and 35, well-trained in urban combat operations,(Michael Collins)they operate as a security force for the leaders of that faction, as well as to torture and kill anyone who opposed Los Chapitos.
Colima Cartel (members are now a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel) [28] Sonora Cartel (was reformed in 2018 and is still a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel) [28] Los Ántrax (enforcer squad) Drug trafficking tunnel under the U.S.-Mexico border used by the Sinaloa Cartel; La Resistencia (Splintered from the Milenio Cartel; disbanded)
What about these big displays of cartel power, like in 2019 when members of the Sinaloa cartel blocked roads and held hostages in the city of Culiacan to successfully pressure the Mexican army to ...
Amid eroding trust between the U.S. and Mexico on security issues, Mexican officials were caught off guard by the arrest of Sinaloa cartel leaders Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada García and Joaquín ...
The Sinaloa cartel was formerly led by El Chapo Guzman, who infamously eluded authorities while expanding the organization’s drug trafficking operation across the world. In the process, he ...
Los Zetas was named after its first commander, Arturo Guzmán Decena, whose Federal Judicial Police radio code was "Z1", [34] a code given to high-ranking officers. [35] [36] [37] The radio code for commanding Federal Judicial Police officers in Mexico was "Y" and those officers are nicknamed "Yankees", while Federal Judicial Police in charge of a city was codenamed "Z"; thus they were ...
Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, the son of "El Chapo" Guzman, were placed under arrest in El Paso, Texas, on Thursday, according to Attorney General ...