Sinaloa Cartel

The Sinaloa Cartel is a Mexican drug-trafficking organization originating in the state of Sinaloa. It has operated through shifting alliances, regional networks, and international trafficking routes.

Drug trafficking: The illicit production, transport, and sale of controlled drugs. The cartel is an organization within this wider illicit trade.
Sinaloa: A state in northwestern Mexico on the Pacific coast. The organization takes its name from the state where its networks originated.
Ovidio Guzmán López: A Mexican alleged drug trafficker and son of Joaquín Guzmán. His detention and extradition brought renewed attention to the cartel’s leadership succession.
Opioid epidemic in the United States: A public-health crisis involving widespread opioid addiction and overdose deaths in the United States. U.S. authorities connect cartel-supplied illicit opioids to overdose harms.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel: A Mexican drug-trafficking organization that emerged in the 2000s and expanded nationally. It is the cartel’s most prominent contemporary competitor.
Drug cartel: A criminal organization that coordinates illicit drug production, distribution, or sales. This organizational form frames the cartel’s alliances and competition.
Guadalajara Cartel: A Mexican drug-trafficking organization influential during the 1980s. Its fragmentation helped shape the emergence of later organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel.
Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar: A Mexican alleged drug trafficker and son of Joaquín Guzmán. He is identified by U.S. authorities as a senior figure in the cartel.
Mexican drug trafficking organizations: Criminal organizations based in Mexico that traffic illicit drugs and related goods. The cartel’s influence is part of a broader landscape of Mexican trafficking groups.
Juárez Cartel: A Mexican drug-trafficking organization based historically in Ciudad Juárez. Its rivalry with Sinaloa shaped conflict over trafficking corridors.

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