Crime ❯ Organized Crime ❯ Drug Cartels
Violence Ismael Zambada Los Chapitos El Mayo Zambada Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada El Chapo Joaquin Guzman Lopez Ovidio Guzmán Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel Arms Trafficking Los Mayos Julio César Chávez Jr. Ovidio Guzmán López Julio César Chávez Jr Criminal Activities Activities of Sinaloa Cartel Ismael El Mayo Zambada CJNG Culiacán Jalisco New Generation Cartel Joaquín Guzmán López Fentanyl Trafficking Los Zetas Caro Quintero Operations Tren de Aragua Bribery Violence in Mexico Fentanyl Rivalry Conflicts Cartel Operations Corruption in Politics Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán Cybercrime Surveillance Techniques Hacking Criminal Affiliations Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Narcotrafficking Allegations Trafficking Legal Investigations Weapons Trafficking Joaquín Guzmán Criminal Associations Guzmán Family Detentions Nestor Isidro Perez Salas Extortion Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Key Figures in Crime Legal Consequences Legal Proceedings Accusations Recruitment Practices DEA Operations Drug Manufacturing Juan Pablo 'N' Smuggling Operations Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán Ryan Wedding Methamphetamine Trafficking Juvenile Offenders Assassination Attempts Ismael Zambada Garcia Extradition Néstor Isidro Pérez Salas DOJ Operation Money Laundering Chiapas and Guatemala Cartel Chiapas State Internal Conflicts Criminal Organizations Bribery Cases Ismael Zambada García El Chapo's Sons Key Figures Culiacan Violence Against Media Violence Against Law Enforcement Threats to Artists Fentanyl Market Violent Crime IEDs Caro-Quintero Drug Trafficking Organization Sanctions Drug Theft Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Leadership Zetas Cartel Criminal Interviews
Prosecutors are using federal racketeering charges to confront cartel violence that exploits California’s bar on trying 14- and 15-year-olds as adults.