Editing Juárez Cartel

{{Evil_Organization|fullname = Juárez Cartel|origin = Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico|foundation = 1970|headquarters = Ciudad Juarez|commanders = [[Pablo Acosta Villareal]] (1970-1987)<br>
[[Rafael Aguilar Guajardo]] (1987-1993)<br>
[[Amado Carrillo Fuentes]] (1993-1997)<br>
[[Vicente Carrillo Fuentes]] (1997-2014)<br>
[[Juan Pablo Ledezma]] (2014-present)<br>|agents = [[La Linea]] and [[Barrio Azteca]] members|skills = Drug trafficking 
Corruption|goals = Make a profit off of illegal activites(ongoing)
Maintain control over Chihuahua state(ongoing)
Enforce pisos(ongoing)|crimes = Drug trafficking<br>
[[Murder]]<br>
[[Arms trafficking]]<br>
[[Rape]]<br>
Bribery<br>
[[Kidnapping]]<br>
[[Human Trafficking]]<br>
[[Misogyny]]<br>|type of villain = Drug Cartel|alias = New Juarez Cartel, NCDJ, Vicente Carillo Fuentes Organization|Image = Cartel de Juárez logo.png|type of villain=Drug cartel}}The '''Juárez Cartel '''is a [[Mexican drug cartels|Mexican drug cartel]] based out of Juárez, Chihuahua. One of Mexico's oldest cartels, it was originally part of the Guadalajara Cartel. Following the arrest of that cartel's leader, [[Rafael Aguilar Guajardo]] took control of the drug smuggling routes through Juarez and established an independent cartel. In 1993, Guajardo died under mysterious circumstances, and his lieutenant [[Amado Carillo Fuentes]] became the new leader. Fuentes became known as the "Lord of the Skies" because of the jet airliners he purchased to bring cocaine in from Colombia. Following his death, his brothers Rodolfo and Vicente would take over; the cartel was also known as the Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization from the latter.

The Fuentes brothers led the cartel into an alliance with the [[Sinaloa Cartel]]. However, because of disagreements over pisos(fees to use trafficking routes), the two cartels would soon become enemies, and remain so to this day. Much of the violence in northwestern Mexico is attributed to turf wars between them. The cartel itself does not engage in fighting; it relies on enforcer gangs such as La Linea in Mexico and Barrio Azteca in the USA for this purpose.

In 2011 it was reported that the cartel is also known as the New Juarez Cartel. Following Vicente's arrest in 2014, Juan Pablo Ledezma, the leader of [[La Linea]], is believed to be in charge of the entire cartel.

It is likely that the Juárez Cartel is behind the massacre of the American-Mexican LeBaron family committed in November 2019.

== In popular culture ==
* A fictionalized version of the cartel appears in the American television series ''Breaking Bad'' and ''Better Call Saul''.
* [[Barrio Azteca]], a gang linked with the Juarez Cartel, appeared on History Channel's ''Gangland''. The cartel is also mentioned in the episode.
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