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the drug cartels started in mid east asia not mexico the founder of the gangs was a blood thirsty killer named mr.ford he has killed many people over the past few years but a ninja named angel shot him and stole 56 dollars from him, eversince then he ruled all the cartels he has made alot of money selling yu-gi-oh cards and pokemon cards when angel was shot karl landed his first kickflip 360 off the danny way megaramp |
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'''Drug cartels''' are [[criminal]] organization developed with the primary purpose of promoting and controlling [[Illegal drug trade|drug trafficking]] operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized [[commercial enterprise]]s. The term was applied when the largest trafficking organizations reached an agreement to coordinate the production and distribution of cocaine. Since that agreement was broken up drug cartels are no longer actually [[cartel]]s in the proper sense of the word, but the term stuck and is now popularly used to refer to any criminal narcotics related organization. |
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Drug shipments operate in many countries, including [[Colombia]], [[Brazil]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Jamaica]], [[Mexico]], [[Afghanistan]] and [[South Asia]]. Some cartels are even establishing themselves in [[U.S.]] cities like [[New York City|New York]], [[Miami]], [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]], [[Houston]], [[Atlanta]], [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Diego]]. |
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==Colombia== |
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'''Colombian cartels''' is a generic term that usually refers to three, usually rival, criminal organizations involved in [[narcotrafficking in Colombia]]: |
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* [[Medellín Cartel]] |
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* [[Cali Cartel]] |
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* [[Norte del Valle Cartel]] |
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It sometimes also refers to other, lesser-known [[criminal organizations]]: |
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* [[North Coast Cartel]] |
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Other organizations in Colombia involved in drug trafficking include: |
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*[[Black Eagles]] |
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*[[United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia|AUC]] |
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*[[National Liberation Army (Colombia)|ELN]] |
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*[[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC]] |
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==Mexico== |
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'''Mexican cartels''' major-known criminal organizations in Mexico involved in drug trafficking include: |
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*[[Gulf Cartel]] - based in [[Matamoros, Tamaulipas|Matamoros]], [[Tamaulipas]] |
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*[[Juárez Cartel]] - based in [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua]] |
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**[[La Línea (gang)|La Línea]] - based in [[Ciudad Juárez]], [[Chihuahua]] |
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*[[Sinaloa Cartel]] - based in [[Culiacán]], [[Sinaloa]] |
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*[[Tijuana Cartel]] - based in [[Tijuana]], [[Baja California]] |
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*[[La Familia Michoacana|La Familia Cartel]] - based in [[Morelia]], [[Michoacán]] |
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*[[Beltrán-Leyva Cartel]] - based in [[Sinaloa]] |
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*[[Los Zetas]] - based in [[Reynosa, Tamaulipas]] |
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Other past and present small and major lesser-known criminal organizations in Mexico involved in drug trafficking include: |
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*[[Guadalajara Cartel]] |
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*[[Sonora Cartel]] |
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*[[Colima Cartel]] |
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*[[Oaxaca Cartel]] |
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*[[Milenio Cartel]] |
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*[[Los Negros]] |
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*[http://business.highbeam.com/436103/article-1G1-86135533/head-mexico-feared-los-antrax-gang-captured| Los Antrax] |
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*[[South Pacific Cartel]].<ref name="New Cartel in Morelos">[http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/04/new-cartel-cartel-del-pacifico-sur.html]</ref> |
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Most of the mexican cartels have allied with street gangs in the US to help them smuggle drugs into the states,<br>or to hire assassins and call hits on people. Some of these gangs include: |
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*[[Mexican Mafia]] |
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*[[Mara Salvatrucha]] |
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*[[Texas Syndicate]] |
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*[[18th Street gang]] |
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in [[Italy]]: |
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*[['Ndrangheta]] |
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==References== |
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<references/> |
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*[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/ PBS. 2006. Frontline: Drug Wars.] |
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*[http://www.worldpress.org/Americas/2549.cfm Worldpress.org. 2006. "Mexico: Drug Cartels a Growing Threat." Worldpress.org.] |
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[[Category:Illegal drug trade|*]] |
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[[Category:Smuggling]] |
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[[Category:Organized crime]] |
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[[Category:Organized crime groups]] |
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[[Category:Organized crime terminology]] |
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[[de:Drogenkartell]] |
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[[es:Cartel (organización ilícita)]] |
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[[fr:Cartel de la drogue]] |
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[[it:Cartello della droga]] |
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[[nl:Drugskartel]] |
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[[pl:Kartel narkotykowy]] |
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[[fi:Huumekartelli]] |
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Revision as of 21:12, 3 December 2010
the drug cartels started in mid east asia not mexico the founder of the gangs was a blood thirsty killer named mr.ford he has killed many people over the past few years but a ninja named angel shot him and stole 56 dollars from him, eversince then he ruled all the cartels he has made alot of money selling yu-gi-oh cards and pokemon cards when angel was shot karl landed his first kickflip 360 off the danny way megaramp