World's Most Dangerous Criminal Gangs

Sinaloa Cartel:
Sinaloa Cartel is a another drug-trafficking and organized crime syndicate based in the city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, with operations in the Mexican states of Baja California, Durango, Sonora and Chihuahua. The association is also known as the Guzmán-Loera Organization and the Pacific Cartel. It has also been called the Federation and the Blood Alliance. The 'Federation' was partially split when the Beltrán-Leyva brothers broke apart from the Sinaloa Cartel. The U.S. Intelligence Community considers the Sinaloa Cartel "the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world" and in 2011, the Los Angeles Times called it as "Mexico's most powerful organized crime group." They are associated with the label "Golden Triangle", which refers to the states of Sinaloa, Durango, and Chihuahua as the region is a major producer of Mexican opium and marijuana. As per the U.S. Attorney General, the Sinaloa Cartel is to blame for importing into the U.S. and distributing nearly 200 tons of cocaine and great amounts of heroin between 1990 and 2008.

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