Hamilton County Vs. The Cartel: A Battle For Control Of The Drug Trade

Webtoday, the two largest and most powerful cartels, the sinaloa cartel and the jalisco new generation cartel (cjng), are jostling with smaller rivals such as the. Webless than two weeks into his term, on december 11, calderon launches the country’s militarized war on drug cartels by sending more than 7,000 soldiers to quell. Webthe country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control.

Webindigenous people from the tzotzil ethnic group were forced to leave the city of santa marta in chiapas in october 2022 after violent conflicts between drug gangs. Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.