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Headlines and US indictments have confidently proclaimed the Jalisco Cartel to be Mexico’s dominant criminal group. But while it is certainly one of the country’s principal national security threats, the reality on the ground is far more complex, as the group is embroiled in a patchwork of rivalries nationwide.
The rise of the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación — CJNG), after its split from the Sinaloa Cartel in 2010, was rapid. As other groups splintered across Mexico, it maintained a hierarchical, disciplined structure that allowed it to gain territory and members. In January 2019, InSight Crime named the CJNG one of its “Criminal Winners” for 2018, based on its territorial presence, its income from cocaine and synthetic drug trafficking, its control of port infrastructure and its ability to launder money. Read full article>
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