There are no gangs in my town.
I’m glad to hear it OPJQ, nor in my area. Recently, I was curious to see how many cities and towns have been infiltrated by drug cartels. This isn’t the source I found previously, but shows top 13 areas. I’m going to go dig for that other one and come back to add.
13. New Orleans
“Los Zetas Cartel is the only Mexican cartel that uses New Orleans as a major hub. Los Zetas Cartel is the least influential of the 6 Mexican cartels, but this doesn't mean that its members aren't dangerous people.
12. Dallas
Los Zetas Cartel is also the only Mexican cartel that uses Dallas as a major hub.
11. Laredo
Los Zetas Cartel is also the only Mexican cartel that uses Laredo as a major hub.
10. Detroit
Gulf Cartel is the only Mexican cartel that uses Detroit as a major hub. Gulf Cartel is the 5th most influential Mexican drug cartel in the U.S..
9. Houston
Gulf Cartel is also the only Mexican cartel that uses Houston as a major hub.
8. Oklahoma City
Juarez Cartel is the only Mexican cartel that uses Oklahoma City as a major hub. It is the 4th most powerful Mexican drug cartel operating in the United States.
7. El Paso
Juarez Cartel is also the only Mexican cartel that uses El Paso as a major hub.
6. New York City
Jalisco New Generation Cartel is the only Mexican cartel that uses New York City as a major hub. Mexican cartels aren't prevalent in New York City probably because smaller Colombian drug operations still supply large quantities of cocaine and heroin into New York City.
5. Denver
Sinaloa Cartel and Juarez Cartel both use Denver as a major distribution hub. Juarez Cartel is the fourth powerful Mexican drug Cartel operating in the U.S.
4. Phoenix
Sinaloa Cartel and Beltran-Leyva Organization both use Phoenix as a major distribution hub. Beltran-Leyva Organization is the third most powerful Mexican drug cartel in the U.S..
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3. Atlanta
Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel both use Atlanta as a major distribution hub. Jalisco New Generation Cartel is the second most powerful Mexican cartel in the United States.
2. Los Angeles
We bet you were thinking that Los Angeles is the #1 city that is crowded by Mexican drug cartels. There are only 3 major Mexican drug cartels based in Los Angeles: Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and Beltran-Leyva Organization.
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1: Chicago- now nobody faint from this surprise!
“Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Beltran-Leyva Organization, and Juarez Cartel operate out of Chicago even though it is such a long distance from Mexico. Chicago isn’t the murder capital of the United States, but its reputation in this regard is pretty bad. There were 750 murders in Chicago in 2016 and the rivalries among Mexican drug cartels and the gangs that help them distribute their illegal drugs definitely contributed to the Chicago’s murder tally. According to our latest calculations Chicago also has an average of 2.1 murders per day so far in 2020 and currently sits at the top of our list of
15 U.S. cities with the highest number of murders.”
According to the DEA, Mexican drug cartels continue to expand their presence and forge partnerships with other transnational gangs, U.S.
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