Drug cartel
Drug cartels ( drug syndicates ; derogatory, from American English ) are rings of drug dealers who illegally sell drugs on a large scale and usually have mafia- like structures. Often, however, they are not actual cartels , that is, associations of competitors, but rather “normal” hierarchically structured criminal organizations . Most drug cartels are active in Central and South America .
Well-known drug cartels
| Surname | Country of origin | Founding time |
|---|---|---|
| Cali cartel | Colombia | 1970s |
| Medellin cartel | Colombia | 1970s |
| Oficina de Envigado | Colombia | 1980s |
| Cartel de la Costa | Colombia | 1980s |
| Norte del Valle cartel | Colombia | 1990s |
| Los Rastrojos | Colombia | 2000s |
| Golf clan | Colombia | 2007 |
| Guadalajara Cartel | Mexico | 1970s |
| Golf cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Juarez cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Tijuana cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Sinaloa cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Sonoran Cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Colima cartel | Mexico | 1980s |
| Milenio cartel | Mexico | 1990s |
| La Familia Michoacana | Mexico | 2006 |
| Beltrán-Leyva cartel | Mexico | 2008 |
| Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación | Mexico | 2010 |
| La Resistencia | Mexico | 2010 |
| Los Caballeros Templarios | Mexico | 2011 |
| Los Zetas | Mexico | 2010 |
| La Corporación | Bolivia | 1970s |
| Santa Cruz Cartel | Bolivia | 1980s |
| Cachiros | Honduras | 1990s |
See also
literature
- Fausto Cattaneo: Code name Tato: as an undercover agent against the drug cartels . Zurich 2001. ISBN 978-3-858-42418-1
Web links
Wiktionary: drug cartel - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
