CJNG DOMINATES BCS: EU According to James Bosworth, regional analyst for Latin America, the main cartels leading the war in Mexico, according to data obtained from open sources and interviews with chroniclers, are the CJNG, Sinaloa, Juárez, Golfo and Los Zetas.
La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS). After a relative calm in La Paz, after the wave of executions that was felt in Baja California Sur, but especially in this town, the federal authorities and the armed forces unveiled a new crime map in the state; The Sinaloa Cartel would have been reorganized through 4 criminal groups or cells with which they would dominate the markets for the substance throughout the BCS. «Don Carlos», «The Artist» or «El Montoya»; cell of capo Dámaso López Serrano «El Mini Lic», operated by Guadalupe Acosta López «El Javier», «El Javy» or «El Cangre»; Eduardo Villavicencio Arce «El Lalo» or «El Lalito»; and Luis Alberto Echeverría Valdés «El Luisillo» or «El Luisón», it should be noted that in the last 2 cases they are not yet officially linked to a group, but it is boasted that they are other cells of the Sinaloa Cartel.
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In the eighth week, the last statement of Vicente Zambada was heard, habitual as El Vicentillo, who continued to talk about his agreement with the DEA, apart from making it clear that El Chapo is not your enemy.
It has also been possible to perceive the testimony of Stephen Marston, FBI agent in charge of an operation to transcribe Chapo’s telecommunications network.
InSight Crime Analysis
Among the most important questions about the Mexican underworld today is whether the Jalisco and Sinaloa cartels are partners or opponents. The Sinaloa Cartel represents the classic dominant force, while the Jalisco Cartel is a new group that entered the national scene when its members killed 15 police officers last April. Given the dismantling of many other cartels, these are arguably both of the most prominent drug trafficking organizations in Mexico.
SEE ALSO: Profile of the Jalisco Cartel