Drug cartel
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Drug cartels are criminal organizations developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely-managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized commercial enterprises. Drug cartels are not strictly cartels proper.
Drug cartels operate in many countries, including Mexico, Colombia, and South Asia.
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- Cali Cartel - based in Cali.
- Medellín Cartel - based in Medellín and prominent during the 1970's-1980's.
- 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
- PBS. 2006. Frontline: Drug Wars.
- Worldpress.org. 2006. "Mexico: Drug Cartels a Growing Threat." Worldpress.org.
- Pashtun Mafia
- Afridi Organization
- Noorzai Organization
- Baz Mohammad Organization