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"The members and leaders of the organization are in Mexico, not in the US," a Sinaloa cartel operative told Insider. A new DEA map shows where cartels have influence in the US. Cartel operatives ...
Map of Mexican cartels' drug traffic routes in Mexico based on a 2012 Stratfor report. The U.S. State Department estimates that 90 percent of cocaine entering the United States is produced in Colombia [119] (followed by Bolivia and Peru) [120] and that the main transit route is through Mexico. [38]
Map of violent crime per 100,000 people in the US by state in 2016. 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:
Cocaine is the second most popular illegal recreational drug in the US behind cannabis, [14] and the US is the world's largest consumer of cocaine. [15] According to the DEA, about 93% of the cocaine in the US originated in Colombia and was smuggled across the Mexico–US border. [16]
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 ...
Cocaine is readily available throughout Kentucky and cartels’ presence is a “major issue,” according to Kevin McWilliams, public information officer for the Louisville Field Division of the ...
The Miami drug war was a series of armed conflicts in the 1970s and 1980s, centered in the city of Miami, Florida, between the United States government and multiple drug cartels, primarily the Medellín Cartel. It was predominantly fueled by the illegal trafficking of cocaine.
The island was a strategic point for Colombian drug flights to refuel and rest before proceeding to the United States. [1] [2] The island became a location for partying. Carlos Toro, a friend of Lehder's who worked as a representative for the Medellín Cartel, remembered that "Norman's Cay was a playground.