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'Zetas Spend All Their Drug Trafficking Profits on Fighting Gulf Cartel'

'Zetas Spend All Their Drug Trafficking Profits on Fighting Gulf Cartel'

The Zetas reportedly take in more than $350 million a year from exporting more than 40 tons of cocaine into the US. This interesting revelation, among others, came during testimony by a former leader of... Read more

Zetas Profile

The Zetas, once the military wing of the Gulf Cartel, are among one of the most violent groups in Mexico, with a growing presence in neighboring Guatemala.

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Z-3

Z-3

Heriberto Lazcano, alias "Z-3," was a former commander in the Mexican special forces, before going... Read more

Z-40

Z-40

Miguel Angel Treviño, alias "Z-40," is a top commander of the Zetas criminal organization in... Read more

Sinaloa Cartel

Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in... Read more

Gulf Cartel

Gulf Cartel

The Gulf Cartel is one of the oldest and most powerful of Mexico’s criminal groups... Read more

Knights Templar

Knights Templar

The Knights Templar (Cabelleros Templarios) is a splinter group of the once-mighty Familia Michoacana, which emerged... Read more

Mendozas

Mendozas

Based in Guatemala's northern-most province of Peten, the Mendozas mainly ran contraband before becoming one... Read more

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BLO

BLO

Led by the Beltran Leyva brothers, this Mexican drug trafficking organization worked with the Sinaloa... Read more

Juarez Cartel

Juarez Cartel

The Juarez Cartel is responsible for smuggling tons of narcotics from Mexico into the U.S.... Read more

Tijuana Cartel

Tijuana Cartel

The Tijuana Cartel, also known as the Arellano Felix Organization, is based in one of... Read more

Familia Michoacana

Familia Michoacana

At the height of its power, the Familia Michoacana’s brutal tactics, strong base of operations... Read more

Oficina de Envigado

Oficina de Envigado

The inheritors of Pablo Escobar’s drug trafficking empire in Colombia, the Oficina de Envigado is... Read more

Lorenzanas

Lorenzanas

The Lorenzanas are a traditional contraband family, who, over time, became enmeshed in the lucrative... Read more

Texis Cartel

Texis Cartel

Unlike some Central American gangs that have earned fame for their brutality and their liberal... Read more

Urabeños

Urabeños

The Urabeños, also known as the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces, are one of the most ambitious,... Read more

BLO

BLO

Led by the Beltran Leyva brothers, this Mexican drug trafficking organization worked with the Sinaloa... Read more

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