Los Zetas
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Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los Zetas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6128717 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Los Zetas Context triple: [Mexican drug cartels, hasMember, Los Zetas]
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A.
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest and most notorious criminal organizations, known for large-scale drug trafficking, violence, and conflicts with rival cartels.
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B.
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico’s most powerful and influential drug trafficking organizations, long associated with large-scale narcotics smuggling and figures such as Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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C.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a powerful and notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking, extortion, and organized crime both domestically and internationally.
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D.
Barksdale Organization
The Barksdale Organization is a powerful fictional Baltimore drug trafficking syndicate featured in the television series "The Wire."
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E.
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C. is an American crime drama television series that follows a Latino outlaw motorcycle club on the California–Mexico border in the same universe as Sons of Anarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Los Zetas Target entity description: Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
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A.
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest and most notorious criminal organizations, known for large-scale drug trafficking, violence, and conflicts with rival cartels.
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B.
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico’s most powerful and influential drug trafficking organizations, long associated with large-scale narcotics smuggling and figures such as Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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C.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a powerful and notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking, extortion, and organized crime both domestically and internationally.
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D.
Barksdale Organization
The Barksdale Organization is a powerful fictional Baltimore drug trafficking syndicate featured in the television series "The Wire."
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E.
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C. is an American crime drama television series that follows a Latino outlaw motorcycle club on the California–Mexico border in the same universe as Sons of Anarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
ⓘ
drug cartel ⓘ |
| activePeriodPeak |
2000s
ⓘ
early 2010s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
foreign terrorist organization (by some governments in specific contexts)
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transnational criminal organization ⓘ |
| designatedBy |
United States Department of State
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
drug trafficking revenues
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extortion of businesses ⓘ fuel theft from pipelines ⓘ kidnapping for ransom ⓘ |
| foundedAs | armed wing of the Gulf Cartel ⓘ |
| fragmentedInto |
Cartel del Noreste
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old School Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from radio code "Z" used by commanders ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Mexican Army special forces deserters ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Mexican Drug War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme violence
ⓘ
massacres ⓘ paramilitary-style operations ⓘ public displays of brutality ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
recruitment of former military and police personnel
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use of propaganda videos ⓘ use of sophisticated communications equipment ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Central America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| organizationalStructure |
cell-based structure
ⓘ
paramilitary hierarchy ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
arms trafficking
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ human trafficking ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ oil theft ⓘ |
| rivalOf |
Gulf Cartel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalisco New Generation Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights Templar Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Gulf Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | severely weakened ⓘ |
| territorialStronghold |
Coahuila
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuevo León NERFINISHED ⓘ San Luis Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamaulipas NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTactics |
ambushes
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intimidation campaigns ⓘ mass killings ⓘ military-style training ⓘ roadblocks ⓘ targeted assassinations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Los Zetas Description of subject: Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.