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- Base of operations: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico
- Cartel's security detail: "Los Pelones"PINR: Mexico's Internal Drug War (August 14, 2006)
- Major "plazas": Tijuana, Nuevo LaredoPINR: Mexico's Internal Drug War (August 14, 2006)
- Drugs trafficked: Heroin, Cocaine, Methamphetamine, MarijuanaPINR: Mexico's Internal Drug War (August 14, 2006)
- Major figures: Joaquin Shorty Guzman, Alfredo BeltranWashington Post: Reputed Drug Lord Is Arrested In Mexico (January 22, 2008)
- Major rivals: Gulf Cartel, Juarez Cartel, Tijuana Cartel
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The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the largest drug trafficking cartels in Mexico. The cartel's leader, Joaquin Shorty Guzman, is one of Mexico's most wanted.
On February 25, 2009, U.S. attorney general Eric Holder announced the end of a 21-month DEA operation of the Sinaloa Cartel's operation in the United States. 52 people were arrested in overnight raids on Tuesday in Minnesota, California and Maryland.CNN.com: [http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/holder.drug.cartel/index.html?eref=rss_us Arrests 'crushing blow' to Mexican drug cartel, U.S. officials say (February 25, 2009)
Brief History
The DEA believes that by the late 1980s the Sinaloa Cartel was the largest drug trafficking operation in Mexico.United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: United States v. Felipe DeJesus Corona-Verbera (December 7, 2007) After United States anti-drug-trafficking efforts in the 1980s resulted in the closing of many Colombian drug routes through the Caribbean, traffickers began to use Mexico's Pacific Coast. Colombian traffickers also began to sell drugs wholesale to groups such as the Sinaloa Cartel, and this increased the power and influence of the Mexican cartels.PINR: Mexico's Internal Drug War (August 14, 2006)Rivals and Activity
The Sinaloa Cartel's main rivals are the Gulf Cartel, the Juarez Cartel, and the Tijuana Cartel. These cartels battle over narcotic procurement points from South America and Central America as well as major entry points, or "plazas," into the United States, such as Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo. The most prominent current procurement point is in Acapulco.PINR: Mexico's Internal Drug War (August 14, 2006)Leaders and Arrests
The current leader of the Sinaloa Cartel is Joaquin Guzman, who goes by the nickname "El Chapo" or "Shorty." In 2001, Guzman escaped from federal prison in Mexico and he is currently a fugitive.Washington Post: Reputed Drug Lord Is Arrested In Mexico (January 22, 2008) Alfredo Beltran, a top commander in the Sinaloa Cartel, was arrested in Culiacan in January, 2008.-
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Sinaloa Cartel Questions
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Do you have to be a sinaloa native to be a top capo in the sinaloa mafia ?? 1 AnswerProbably not, given that the sinaloa mafia (proper name Sinaloa Cartel) covers a lot more territory than the state of Sinaloa. Specifically, it operates in Baja... read more -
What can Mexican law enforcement agents do to catch and stop drug cartel leader Joaquin Shorty Guzman? 1 AnswerThe best bet might be to arrest some low level member of the Sinaloa Cartel and get him to give up information on Guzman's location. Something similar to the ca... read more -
OPEN THREAD: Three charged for the murder of drug cartel informant Jose Daniel Gonzalez Galeana 1 AnswerStop getting killed over drugs, it is not worth it. If you are addicted to something, try changing your addiction to Mahalo, I know I personally am addicted to ... read more
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En el citado reportaje mencionan al "Chapo" Guzmán como CEO del Cártel de Sinaloa... CEOOOOO? No es posible ahora CEO es hasta el Chapo?
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@pepi_sanchez mejor lee el El Cartel de Sinaloa "una historia de uso político del narco" de @diegoeosorno sobre todo las entrevistas (cont)
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@JuanPabloBA Qué hay de cierto que FeCal está con el cartel de Sinaloa y sólo ataca al cartel del Golfo? Sabes algo?
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is in Sinaloa Mex taking over the Cartel.
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RT @rivapa: por lo tanto no debería de extrañarnos una pequeña oleada de ejecuciones en las zonas de disputa beltrán-cártel de sinaloa
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