Sinaloa Cartel: Difference between revisions

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Federation

Blood Alliance|foundation = 1989|headquarters = Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico|commanders = [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]]

Blood Alliance|foundation = 1989|headquarters = Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico|commanders = [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]] [[Joaquín Guzmán Loera]] [[Ismael Zambada García]]|crimes = Drug trafficking

[[Joaquín Guzmán Loera]]

[[Ismael Zambada García]]|crimes = Drug trafficking

[[Kidnapping]]

Murder

[[Terrorism]]

Corruption

Arms Trafficking|origin = México|skills = Armament|goals = Control most of the territory of Mexico (partially successful)|type of villains = Drug dealers}}

Arms Trafficking|origin = México|skills = Armament|goals = Control most of the territory of Mexico (partially successful)|type of villains = Drug dealers|agents=[[Felix Gamez Garcia and Bernabé Gomez]]}}

The '''Sinaloa Cartel'''(also known by its Spanish initials '''CDS''', ''Cartel de Sinaloa'') is a [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]] and [[organized crime]] syndicate based in the city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiac%C3%A1n,_Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa], with operations in the Mexican states of ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California~~ Baja California], ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango~~ Durango], ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora~~ Sonora] and ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(state)~~ Chihuahua].The cartel is also known as the '''Guzmán-Loera Organization'''(for its leader, [[Joaquín Guzmán]]) and the '''Pacific Cartel''', the latter due to the coast of Mexico from which it originated. The cartel has also been called the '''Federation''' and the '''Blood Alliance'''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-Wilson-7 []The 'Federation' was partially splintered when the Beltrán-Leyva brothers broke apart from the Sinaloa Cartel. One of its current biggest rivals, the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]], was a splinter from a Federation member, the Milenio Cartel.

The '''Sinaloa Cartel'''(also known by its Spanish initials '''CDS''', ''Cartel de Sinaloa'') is a [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]] and [[organized crime]] syndicate based in the city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiac%C3%A1n,_Sinaloa Culiacán, Sinaloa], with operations in the Mexican states of Baja California, Durango, Sonora and Chihuahua.The cartel is also known as the '''Guzmán-Loera Organization'''(for its leader, [[Joaquín Guzmán]]) and the '''Pacific Cartel''', the latter due to the coast of Mexico from which it originated. The cartel has also been called the '''Federation''' and the '''Blood Alliance'''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-Wilson-7 []The 'Federation' was partially splintered when the Beltrán-Leyva brothers broke apart from the Sinaloa Cartel. One of its current biggest rivals, the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]], was a splinter from a Federation member, the Milenio Cartel.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Intelligence_Community United States Intelligence Community] considers the Sinaloa Cartel "the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world" and in 2011, the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times Los Angeles Times]'' called it "Mexico's most powerful organized crime group."The Sinaloa Cartel is associated with the label "Golden Triangle", which refers to the states of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa Sinaloa], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango Durango], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(state) Chihuahua]. The region is a major producer of Mexican opium and marijuana.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-LastNarco-12 [12]] According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Attorney_General U.S. Attorney General], the Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for importing into the United States and distributing nearly 200 tons of cocaine and large amounts of heroin between 1990 and 2008. It controls most of the western part of the US-Mexico border, but also smuggles drugs over water using narco-submarines.

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 Federation
-Blood Alliance|foundation = 1989|headquarters = Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico|commanders = [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]]
+Blood Alliance|foundation = 1989|headquarters = Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico|commanders = [[Héctor Luis Palma Salazar]]<br>[[Joaquín Guzmán Loera]]<br>[[Ismael Zambada García]]|crimes = Drug trafficking<br>
-[[Joaquín Guzmán Loera]]
-[[Ismael Zambada García]]|crimes = Drug trafficking<br>
 [[Kidnapping]]<br>
 Murder<br>
 [[Terrorism]]<br>
 Corruption<br>
-Arms Trafficking|origin = México|skills = Armament|goals = Control most of the territory of Mexico (partially successful)|type of villains = Drug dealers}}
+Arms Trafficking|origin = México|skills = Armament|goals = Control most of the territory of Mexico (partially successful)|type of villains = Drug dealers|agents=[[Felix Gamez Garcia and Bernabé Gomez]]}}
-The '''Sinaloa Cartel'''(also known by its Spanish initials '''CDS''', ''Cartel de Sinaloa'') is a [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]] and [[organized crime]] syndicate based in the city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiac%C3%A1n,_Sinaloa <u>Culiacán, Sinaloa</u>], with operations in the Mexican states of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_California <u>Baja California</u>], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango <u>Durango</u>], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonora <u>Sonora</u>] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(state) <u>Chihuahua</u>].The cartel is also known as the '''Guzmán-Loera Organization'''(for its leader, [[Joaquín Guzmán]])  and the '''Pacific Cartel''', the latter due to the coast of Mexico from which it originated. The cartel has also been called the '''Federation''' and the '''Blood Alliance'''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wilson_7-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-Wilson-7 <u>[</u>]</sup>The 'Federation' was partially splintered when the Beltrán-Leyva brothers broke apart from the Sinaloa Cartel. One of its current biggest rivals, the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]], was a splinter from a Federation member, the Milenio Cartel.
+The '''Sinaloa Cartel'''(also known by its Spanish initials '''CDS''', ''Cartel de Sinaloa'') is a [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]] and [[organized crime]] syndicate based in the city of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culiac%C3%A1n,_Sinaloa <u>Culiacán, Sinaloa</u>], with operations in the Mexican states of <u>Baja California</u>, <u>Durango</u>, <u>Sonora</u> and <u>Chihuahua</u>.The cartel is also known as the '''Guzmán-Loera Organization'''(for its leader, [[Joaquín Guzmán]])  and the '''Pacific Cartel''', the latter due to the coast of Mexico from which it originated. The cartel has also been called the '''Federation''' and the '''Blood Alliance'''.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Wilson_7-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-Wilson-7 <u>[</u>]</sup>The 'Federation' was partially splintered when the Beltrán-Leyva brothers broke apart from the Sinaloa Cartel. One of its current biggest rivals, the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]], was a splinter from a Federation member, the Milenio Cartel.
 The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Intelligence_Community <u>United States Intelligence Community</u>] considers the Sinaloa Cartel "the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world"<u><sup> </sup></u>and in 2011, the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times <u>Los Angeles Times</u>]'' called it "Mexico's most powerful organized crime group."The Sinaloa Cartel is associated with the label "Golden Triangle", which refers to the states of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa <u>Sinaloa</u>], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango <u>Durango</u>], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(state) <u>Chihuahua</u>]. The region is a major producer of Mexican opium and marijuana.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LastNarco_12-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinaloa_Cartel#cite_note-LastNarco-12 <u>[12</u>]]</sup> According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Attorney_General <u>U.S. Attorney General</u>], the Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for importing into the United States and distributing nearly 200 tons of cocaine and large amounts of heroin between 1990 and 2008. It controls most of the western part of the US-Mexico border, but also smuggles drugs over water using narco-submarines.