Not only have their drugs crossed north of the border, so. Grillos book draws a portrait of the mexican drug cartels and how they have. Pages in category nonfiction books about mexican drug cartels. But there is one criminal organization that gets little press and. The sun pictured is a 14yearold accused of operating as a hit man for a mexican drug cartel. Drug cartel latest news, breaking stories and comment the. Supplanting the once dominant colombian cartels, the mexican drug cartels are now the major distributor of heroin and cocaine to the u. The coalitions members operate in concert to protect themselves, relying on connections at the highest levels and corrupting portions of the federal. The scope of the mexican drugtrafficking industry mexicos drugtraffic industry is a highly profitable, diversified business. Opinion thanks to mexicos inaction, a cartel is causing. Fact is, the situation in mexico poses a far greater threat to american security. In sinaloa, the cradle of drug traffickers, ive repeatedly been.
Formed in about 2010, the jalisco cartel is the strongest and most aggressive competitor to the sinaloa. Sinaloa cartel profile the sinaloa cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the western hemisphere, is an alliance of some of mexicos top capos. The united states, as home to tens of millions of users, comprises the worlds largest drug market. This article contains spoilers for the netflix series. The true tale of americas opiate epidemic by sam quinones. Use of the drug has now reached epidemic proportions in the united. The highest position in any drug cartel, responsible for supervising the entire drug industry, appointing territorial leaders, making alliances, and planning highprofile murders. Jun 04, 2015 to many americans, mexicos drug violence of the last decade has been as mystifying as our southern neighbor itself. Nonfiction books about mexican drug cartels wikipedia. One of the best books ive seen to understand mexican cartels, border violence, drug trafficking and the ramifications of spillover crime into america. Edgar valdez villarreal is one of the most dangerous mexican american drug kingpin alive.
My secret life inside the dirty banks behind pablo escobar s medellin cartel, robert mazur back bay books, june 21, 2016. How an isolated group of mormons got caught up in mexicos. Oct 24, 2019 the cartel was initially led by juan garcia abrego, the first mexican drug lord to be included in the fbis 10 most wanted list. A drug cartel just defeated the mexican military in battle mexico is in a state of collapse, and americans need to realize that the crisis underway south of the rio grande wont stop at the. Nov 05, 2019 fact is, the situation in mexico poses a far greater threat to american security. The overall level of drugrelated violence in mexico has reached horrifying levels, exceeding even those that characterized the 20062012.
My secret life inside the dirty banks behind pablo escobars medellin cartel, robert mazur back bay books, june 21, 2016. A guide to mexicos most powerful drug cartels bbc news. Without assistance from any major drug cartel, the xalisco boys. While the book is mostly focused on providing an intimate portrait of the king of cocaine, it also examines the ways drug cartel culture has influenced colombian government and life. Concentrated in the production and distribution of three main products marijuana, cocaine and heroin 2, this industry is the principal exporter of illegal drugs to the us. In places like guanajuato state it is fighting medievalstyle battles for control of the state. Jan 06, 2020 authorities in mexico had previously estimated that 40,000 people are missing amid the countrys drug war. More than 61,000 people have gone missing in mexico as a result of. Novelist don winslow spent 10 years researching the mexican drug wars. Authorities and mexican media have noted an increase in violence in the area, with a drug ring called the cartel of oaxaca issuing threats on social media to.
The bloody rise of mexican drug cartels audible audio. Today, rafael caroquintero is one of the fbis 10 most wanted fugitives. Oct 17, 2019 the scope of the violence on thursday, and the decision to release the son, was stunning even in mexico, where life is frequently punctuated by drug related violence and impunity by cartel fighters. Camarenas death has since inspired films, books, tv documentaries, and put the public spotlight on drug trafficking.
Dec 14, 2019 more killings take place in mexico today than at any time in the last two decades, when the nation started collecting homicide statistics. Mexicos fastestrising cartel, the jalisco new generation gang, has a reputation for ruthlessness and violence unlike any since the fall of the old zetas cartel. Mexico is infamous for its brutal drug cartels, which have terrorized not only the country but other large parts of latin america. Fentanyl is shaping the drug trade in mexico today, said shirk. More than 61,000 people have gone missing in mexico as a result of the increasingly violent drug war with powerful cartels. His new novel, the cartel, reveals a new generation of cartel leaders that are. The list of drug lords is grouped by their drug cartels. A drug cartelfueled book list for all narcos lovers. Drug dollars, killing fields, and the new politics of latin america by ioan. The bloody rise of the colombian and mexican cartels that control the global cocaine. Relative of americans killed in mexico says family was used as bait in drug cartel war lafe langford jr.
A former top enforcer for mexicos sinaloa cartel who spent time in a u. Cartel alliances are no longer rigid or lasting, but rather transactional, dynamic. Dispatches from inside the drug war by john gibler, which i taught was good, but a little short. Mexicos most powerful cartel has also been safest from.
Inside mexicos criminal insurgency by ioan grillo, which i was and still am impressed by it, and at the moment im reading cartel. It is tempting to separate mexico s drug cartels into six hierarchical groups, each competing for trafficking turf. A frightening look at mexicos new power elitethe mexican drug cartelsthe members of mexicos drug cartels are among the criminal underworlds most ambitious and ruthless entrepreneurs. Aug 30, 2019 authorities and mexican media have noted an increase in violence in the area, with a drug ring called the cartel of oaxaca issuing threats on social media to carry out more executions in southern. If youre really looking at the mexican drug situation now, the story, basically, is you trade one. On the drug war in mexico and the cartels ability to thrive in the recession. There are other operating groups within the drug cartels. Inside the bloody cartel war for mexico s multibilliondollar avocado industry an avocado orchard in the mexican state of michoacan, where cartels have evolved beyond drug trafficking and now. Mexico cartel hangs bodies from city bridge in grisly show of. More than 60,000 people are missing amid mexicos drug war.
The drug war in mexico has claimed more than 50,000 lives since 2006. One of the best books ive seen to understand mexican cartels, border. Tenoch huerto is the actor who plays rafa in narcos. Dec 05, 2019 mexico is infamous for its brutal drug cartels, which have terrorized not only the country but other large parts of latin america. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on drug cartel. The book examines the history and growth of mexican drug cartels and the. Mar 18, 2020 mexico s fastestrising cartel, the jalisco new generation gang, has a reputation for ruthlessness and violence unlike any since the fall of the old zetas cartel. A report of a robbery in acapulcos poorest barrio neighborhood that would probably never be investigated. How an isolated group of mormons got caught up in mexicos cartel wars. Oct 18, 2019 ive covered mexicos drug violence for 18 years, written two books about the subject, and seen many extraordinary episodes. In a oncepeaceful country, newspapers have run monthly tallies of decapitations. List of mexicos 37 mostwanted drug lords 2009 wikipedia. Ive covered mexicos drug violence for 18 years, written two books about the subject, and seen many extraordinary episodes.
This year i started reading books on this topic, the first one was. Mexicos rampaging drug cartels are a huge problem for the. Digging for closure, mexican mothers search for the disappeared. Border, third novel of cartel trilogy, mirrors real life drug trafficking. Our southern neighbor is rapidly becoming a narcostate run by cartel drug lords. From an experienced cartel analyst and special agent, this is a powerful and very comprehensive look into the broad scope of mexican drug violence and its impact on the security of our nation. When the mexican military began to intervene in 2006.
Don winslows new novel, the cartel 12 out of four, which fictionally chronicles the past decade of mexicos brutal druglord wars, echoes the stunning, headline. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Mexico city ap far from receding during the pandemic, mexicos homicide rate actually rose during march as. Heres a look at mexico s criminal underworld today. Of all mexicos notorious drug cartels the one identified by mexican and united states authorities as the most powerful and dangerous has also been the safest from prosecution, statistics show. The drug war has claimed thousands of lives in mexico and now the violence has. Ap a southeastern new mexico man who reportedly said he wanted to prove himself to a mexican drug cartel when he allegedly shot and killed another man is heading to. Dec 16, 2019 news world americas they turned me into an animal. Oct 18, 2019 smoke from burning cars rises in culiacan, mexico, on thursday, after an intense gunfight between security forces and gunmen linked to the sinaloa drug cartel. Inside mexico s criminal insurgency by ioan grillo, which i was and still am impressed by it, and at the moment im reading cartel.
How one of mexicos deadliest assassins turned on his cartel. The gripping account of the outofcontrol drug wars that have brought chaos to mexico and are now spilling into the united states. Unite mexicos warring drug factions into a single cartel. But what tends to get lost amid coverage of this epic bloodletting is just how effective the drug business has become.
It is tempting to separate mexicos drug cartels into six hierarchical groups, each competing for trafficking turf. Drug enforcement administration lists six mexican criminal organizations as having. War between mexico s government and various drug cartels. Mexican pastor and priest murdered at their churches. Massive gun battle erupts in mexico over son of drug kingpin. As of 8 january 2016, 25 drug lords have been captured, eight have been killed and four remain fugitives. Don winslow digs into modern drug war with new novel the. How the sinaloa cartel just beat the mexican army time. It should come as little surprise that the five most famous drug cartels are centered in mexico. After all, miguel angel felix gallardo, known as the godfather for controlling all drug trafficking in mexico as well as that along the countrys border with the united states, started it all with the guadalajara cartel in the 1980s. Mexico city ap a former top enforcer for mexicos sinaloa cartel who spent time in a u. Winslow, 65, picks up where he left off with the cartel. Aug 08, 2019 the massacre, in uruapan 250 miles from mexico city, was claimed by the increasingly dominant jalisco new generation cartel which posted a large white banner beside the dangling bodies of its victims. Cartel author spins a grand tale of mexicos drug wars.
Inside the bloody cartel war for mexicos multibilliondollar avocado industry an avocado orchard in the mexican state of michoacan, where cartels have evolved beyond drug trafficking and now. He was captured in 1996 and jailed for life in the us. Biggest drug cartels in the world mexican cartel leaders. By 22yearsold hed been involved in more than 100 murders. Cartels fight one another for control of local drug sales. Evaluating the economic impact of mexicos drug trafficking. In mexico, cartels pay off judges, police, politicians, and other officials using their vast drug profits, which the u. More killings take place in mexico today than at any time in the last two decades, when the nation started collecting homicide statistics. Federal authorities launched a broadside against mexicos jalisco new generation drug cartel on wednesday, revealing that they had arrested hundreds of.
He was arrested by the mexican federal police near mexico city in 2010. Mafia, mexican bar, drug cartel, electronic books, history class, black. Inside the bloody cartel war for mexicos multibillion. Mexican drug cartels are estimated to earn between 19 and 29 billion dollars annually from u.
Mexicos president defends government response to drug cartel. How the sinaloa drug cartel clobbered the mexican army. Massive gun battle erupts in mexico over son of drug. However, that beast was completely different from the one we see now. Sinaloa cartel profile the sinaloa cartel, often described as the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the western hemisphere, is an alliance of some of mexico s top capos. A drug cartel just defeated the mexican military in battle. Notice of a reward for a child kidnapped in ixtapa who was almost certainly dead by now. Our guide to the most insightful books on mexicos everevolving conflict with cartels. I did the first book, power of the dog, it feels like a thousand years ago. The mexican drug war also known as the mexican war on drugs. The group has expanded rapidly across mexico and is now one of the countrys most dominant.