Drug cartel - Citizendia

Drug cartels are criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs They range from loosely-managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized commercial enterprises. A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to Drug cartels are not strictly cartels proper. A cartel is a formal (explicit agreement among firms Cartels usually occur in an oligopolistic industry, where there is a small number of sellers and usually involve

Drug cartels operate in many countries throughout Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, and throughout South Asia. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America.

Significant Drug Cartels in Colombia

Further information: Colombian drug cartels

Cali Cartel - based in Cali. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Colombian drug cartels is a genetic term that usually refers to three usually rival criminal organizations involved in Narcotrafficking in Colombia: The Cali Cartel was a drug cartel based in southern Colombia, around the city of Cali and the Valle del Cauca Department.
Medellín Cartel - based in Medellín and prominent during the 1970's-1980's. The Medellín Cartel was an organized network of drug smugglers ( Drug cartel) originating in the city of Medellín in Colombia and operating Medellín, officially the Municipio de Medellín (Spanish or Municipality of Medellín (English pronunciation mɛdəˈjiːn or, Spanish: or) is the second
Norte del Valle Cartel - based in Valle del Cauca. The Norte del Valle Cartel, or North Valley Cartel, is a Drug cartel which operates principally in the north of the Valle del Cauca department

Significant Drug Cartels in Mexico

Gulf Cartel - based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Juárez Cartel (Carrillo-Fuentes Cartel) - based in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
Sinaloa Cartel - based in Culiacan, Sinaloa
Sonora Cartel (Caro-Quintero Cartel) - based in Hermosillo, Sonora
Tijuana Cartel (Arellano-Felix Cartel) - based in Tijuana, Baja California

References

The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Gulf Cartel (Cártel del Golfo is a Mexican drug trafficking organization (MDTO based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states of Mexico, it is located in the northeast The Juárez Cartel is a Mexican drug trafficking cartel based in Juárez, Mexico. Ciudad Juárez, also known as just Juárez, is a city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. The Sinaloa Cartel is a Mexican drug trafficking cartel primarily operating out of the states of Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora and Culiacán is a city in northwestern Mexico, the largest city in the state of Sinaloa as well as its capital and capital of the municipality of Culiacán Sinaloa is one of the 31 states of Mexico. Geography Sinaloa is bordered to the north by Sonora and Chihuahua; to the south The Sonora Cartel, also called the Caro-Quintero Organization is a Mexico based polydrug cartel Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country The Tijuana Cartel is a Mexican drug cartel from Tijuana Baja California. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico.

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