The cartel is in conflict with self-defense groups as well as the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
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Future cooperation between the two countries will focus heavily on bilateral economic possibilities.
The region is endangered by its proximity to drug routes and to turf wars.
The arrest of the leader of a local criminal group is unlikely to reduce violence in Torreon.
The trend toward polarization, with the cartel landscape largely split between the Sinaloa Federation and Los Zetas, has…
The Gulf cartel appears to be continuing its push into the popular tourist destination.
Narcomantas suggest the group may again be seeking to control Nuevo Laredo.
Though intercartel violence could drop, renewed fighting may erupt as Gulf rivals pursue their interests.
Easing government investigations into drug crimes will do little to lessen violence in the country.
