Search results
One of these cartels (called plazas at the time) was Sinaloa, with the city of Culiacán acting as its headquarters. [ 1 ] In the late 1980s, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) believed the Sinaloa Cartel was the largest drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico.
5 days ago · Sinaloa cartel, international crime organization that is among the most-powerful drug-trafficking syndicates in the world. It is based in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico. At one time it was headed by Joaquin Guzman Loera, known as El Chapo. Learn more about the Sinaloa cartel.
Mar 15, 2024 · History. The state of Sinaloa has long been a center for the cultivation and smuggling of marijuana and heroin poppy in Mexico. Many of the country’s drug trafficking organizations originated in the region as small groups of peasant families living in rural areas of the state.
Aug 5, 2024 · Sinaloa Cartel. Formerly led by Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Sinaloa is one of Mexico’s oldest and most powerful drug trafficking groups with considerable influence in the Mexican government ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Under the leadership of Joaquín Guzmán Loera—commonly known as El Chapo (“Shorty”), the Sinaloa cartel emerged as one of the world’s most powerful drug cartels in the early 21st century; according to various reports at the time, it accounted for the majority of illegal drugs in the United States.
- Richard J. Samuels
Jul 27, 2024 · Key players. 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...
1 day ago · The latest wave of violence has been unleashed in the aftermath of the US arrest of two of Mexico’s most notorious drug traffickers, both leaders in the largest factions of the Sinaloa Cartel ...
