Mexican Cartels Distribution Channels

Drug Cartels and Their Operations

• The Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization is also known as the Juárez Cartel.
• 'El Padrino' is a nickname for Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.
• The Sinaloa Cartel is known to decapitate their rivals and dump them in public places.
• The Tijuana Cartel is based in the city of Tijuana, Mexico.

Cartel Leaders and Associations

• Vicente Carrillo Fuentes is the leader associated with the Juárez Cartel.
• Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán is the cartel leader who has been transferred to a 'Supermax' prison in Colorado.
• The Gulf Cartel is associated with former Mexican President Pena Nieto having received 100 million dollars in bribes.

Cartel Operations and Territories

• The Norte del Valle Cartel primarily operates in the Northern part of the Valle del Cauca Department of Colombia and expands to different countries like Bolivia, Peru, United States, and Europe.
• The Sinaloa Cartel is known for trafficking drugs like South American cocaine, Mexican marijuana, Mexican heroin, Southeast Asian heroin, methamphetamines, and Fentanyl.
• 'Don Diego' was a former powerful cocaine trafficker associated with the Norte del Valle Cartel.
• Mexican cartels establish transshipment hubs in Central America to prepare drugs for transportation to international markets.
• They transport drugs to destinations in North America and Europe using tunnels, semi-submarines, and other sophisticated methods.
• The Philippines is a major transshipment point for the worldwide distribution of illegal drugs.
• Mexican cartels have expanded their distribution networks beyond Mexico to the United States, Europe, and other countries.
• Mexico is the second world's supplier of Marijuana (MJ).

Drug Distribution Networks

• Mexican cartels distribute drugs through extensive networks of local dealers and distributors in the United States and Europe.