us Mexican transcriminal organizations they are the ones that have the greatest impact in the United States, but there is one that has grown at an accelerated pace and today has a presence in more Mexican states than the Sinaloa Cartel: The New Generation Jalisco Cartel (CJNG).
In the report of the Anti-narcotics agency (DEA) takes an x-ray of the nine cartels and excels, in the case of the CJNG, how it has expanded its influence. A map reveals that the cartel has a presence from Orlando, Florida, to Honolulu, in Hawaii, And in Sant Joan, port Ric.
According to the DEA, the CJNG “is one of the fastest growing cartels” and, along with the Sinaloa Cartel, are the most dominant in Mexico.
While the Sinaloa Cartel has the widest international influence, and in Mexico it has a significant presence in 15 of 32 Mexican states, controlling traffic particularly on the Pacific Coast and near the country’s southern and northern borders, the CJNG today has a presence in 23 of the 32 Mexican states.
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This drug trafficking organization, dedicated to the production of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, Has expanded mainly in central Mexico, as well as in strategic border areas with the United States. Also it has influence in the Port of Manzanillo. In the United States it is able to accede through corridors to the north of Mexico, including Tijuana, Juárez and Nuevo Laredo.
“The rapid expansion of drug trafficking activities CJNG it is characterized by the group’s willingness to engage in violent clashes with Mexican security forces and rival cartels. “
Image taken from the report
Sinaloa cartel to the EU
Even so, in the United States the cartel with more presence continues being the Cartel of Sinaloa: of Arizona and Texas in Massachusetts, New York and the American capital itself, Washington DC.
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In addition to these cartels, The other seven with an impact in the United States are: the Beltrán Leyva Organization; the Northeast Poster and the Zetas; United Warriors; the Gulf Cartel; the one of Juárez and the Line; the Michoacana Family and the Red ones.
Most, the DEA warned, are organizations dedicated to the production and distribution of multiple drugs, “allowing them maximum flexibility and resilience in their operations.”
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