THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL

HISTORY OF THE CARTEL

• Start of Mexican Drug War: December 11, 2006
• On the following slides, I will show all the major cartels of the Mexican Drug War.

BELTRAN LEYVA

• founded by 4 brothers
• formerly aligned with the Sinaloa cartel
• now aligned with Los Zetas against the Sinaloa, Gulf and La Familia Michoacana cartels.

GULF CARTEL

• based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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• one of the most powerful

TAUREZ CARTEL

• WAS aligned with Sinaloa Cartel
• now fighting it for control of Ciudad Juarez and the State of Chihuahua

LA FAMILIA MICHOACANA

• based in the Michoacan State
• possibly defunct as of 2011

LOS ZETAS CARTEL

• comprised of former elite members of the Mexican military
• initially worked as hit men for Gulf Cartel, before becoming independent

SINALOA CARTEL

• considered to be the DOMINANT drug trafficking organization in Mexico
• led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman
• MAP KEY: blue= Sinaloa Cartel's trafficking area in Mexico

TIJUANA/ARELLANO FELIX CARTEL

• based in Tijuana
• most of the Arellano Felix brothers have been apprehended or killed

IMPACT ON MEXICO

• prevents complex economic activities from starting and growing
• losing population due to homocides, and leaving the country for a better life
• oil industry losing billions of dollars every year due to oil theft

IMPACT ON CITIZENS OF MEXICO

• rate of deaths and dissappearances have risen
• 7.6% increase in homocide rate in the country
• unemployment rates spiked

IMPACT ON THE U.S

• fueling the U.S. heroin epidemic
• producing crime and violence
• causing more harm to communities
• rasing rates of deaths in overdose

IMPACT ON U.S CITIZENS

• illegal immigrants are on the rise
• creating more poverty and homocides

ACTIONS OF THE U.S GOVERNMENT

• supplies Mexico with over$100 million per yearin military and police assistance
• raised security on the border

ACTIONS OF THE MEXICO GOVERNMENT

• police require higher salary,superior training, more agressive/higher standards of recruitment, and frequent vetting
• increased border protection

VIOLENT CRIME MAP

THE INCREASE OF DRUG WAR DEATHS

THE TRANSPORT OF THE DRUG CARTEL THROUGH THE U.S