Mexico’s two biggest drug cartels, the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG, have expanded into various countries.
On example of a country they’ve really wrecked is Ecuador, on the Pacific coast of South America.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal:
“Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa cartels have spread to more than 40 countries as they work to meet surging demand for cocaine in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Their turf war expanded into Ecuador, which became a top prize due to its strategic location nestled between the two biggest cocaine producers, Colombia and Peru.”
Of course the cartels have local allies.
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