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
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 | 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 Insider Media | Cartel Insider Independent bilingual media company Cartel Insider Media Investigative reporting, analysis, and research on Mexican organized crime, cartel conflict, security, and narco politics
How a Drug Cartel Made a Mexican State Its Tool Days after a U S indictment against several Mexican officials was unsealed last month, I spoke with four cartel operatives, who agreed to discuss how the Sinaloa cartel worked with politicians
National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels and is responsible for producing and trafficking a significant portion of the narcotics that enter the United States