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The United States of America is the world's largest consumer of cocaine [58] and other illegal drugs. [59] [60] [61] This is a list of American criminal organizations involved in illegal drug traffic, drug trade and other related crimes in the United States: National Crime Syndicate [18] [62] Seven Group [18] [62] Murder, Inc. [18] [63] Polish Mob
The Sinaloa Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Sinaloa, CDS, after the native Sinaloa region), also known as the Guzmán-Zambada Organization, the Federation, the Blood Alliance, [4] [5] [6] or the Pacific Cartel, [7] is a large, international organized crime syndicate based in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico [8] that specializes in illegal drug trafficking and money laundering.
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria ( / ˈɛskəbɑːr /; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ]; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthiest criminals in history, having amassed an ...
Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera ( Spanish: [xoaˈkin aɾtʃiˈβaldo ɣusˈman loˈeɾa]; born 4 April 1957), [5] commonly known as " El Chapo ", is a Mexican former drug lord and a former leader within the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime syndicate. He was considered to be one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world.
Medellín Cartel. The Medellín Cartel ( Spanish: Cártel de Medellín) was a powerful and highly organized Colombian drug cartel and terrorist organization originating in the city of Medellín, Colombia, that was founded and led by Pablo Escobar. It is often considered to be the first major "drug cartel" and was referred to as such (a cartel ...
UN World Drug Report 2016. In Peru, coca-bush cultivation jumped 44% between 2000 and 2011. While cultivation fell 31% between 2011 and 2014 (back to 2000 levels), it still accounts for 32% of ...
Drug lord. A drug lord, drug baron, kingpin, or lord of drugs is a type of crime boss in charge of a drug trafficking network, organization, or enterprise. Such lords are often difficult to bring to justice, as they are normally not directly in possession of something illegal but are insulated from the actual trade in drugs by several layers of ...
t. e. Griselda Blanco Restrepo [2] (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine -based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel. [3] [4] [5] She was shot dead in Medellín ...