SINALOA CARTEL

Description

Known by a variety of names, including Pacific Cartel, the Federation, and Blood Alliance, the Sinaloa is the largest organized crime group in Mexico. Although they operate mainly in the north-west of Mexico, their reach is global. Primary activities are drug trafficking and money laundering, with involvement in other crime such as kidnapping, human trafficking, and extortion. Key US narco-distribution nodes are in Tuscon, Phoenix, and Chicago.

PRIMAL Assessment

A highly sophisticated criminal network with deep pockets, the Sinaloa is more interested in profits than violence. That being said, they’ve been known to use well-disciplined ex-military gunmen, or hire mercenary paramilitary gangs to fight for them. They also have the ability to employ cutting-edge intelligence and counter-intelligence techniques against government personnel or other cartels. The Sinaloa would be a formidable adversary for PRIMAL.