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 …
Mexico cartels: Which are the biggest and most powerful? - BBC
Oct 24, 2019 · Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence. These cartels control vast areas of the …
What happens when Mexican drug cartels are classified as ... - NPR
Jan 22, 2025 · The question now is, how would classifying cartels as terrorists change the way the U.S. fights drug trafficking and what it means for the sovereignty of other nations? Mike Vigil …
Drug cartel | Definition, Impact & History | Britannica
Jan 25, 2025 · Drug cartel, an illicit consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition and control the production and distribution of illegal drugs. Drug cartels are …
US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as ... - CNN
15 hours ago · The US military has significantly increased its surveillance of Mexican drug cartels over the past two weeks, with sophisticated spy planes flying at least 18 missions over the …
Mexican drug cartels, which currently threaten the national security of our Mexican neighbors, pose an organized crime threat to the United States, and are responsible for the scourge of …
Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as …
Jan 21, 2025 · Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only …
Mexico’s Long War: Drugs, Crime, and the Cartels
Aug 5, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are leading suppliers of cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and other illicit narcotics to the United States. The cartels and the drug trade fuel rampant …
Are Mexican drug cartels as powerful as people think?
Aug 28, 2024 · The U.S. decision to drop drug trafficking charges against Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos shines a light on Mexico’s increasingly powerful military. Nov. 21, 2020
Designating Cartels And Other Organizations As Foreign Terrorist ...
Jan 20, 2025 · This order creates a process by which certain international cartels (the Cartels) and other organizations will be designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, consistent with …