Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel is a violent Mexican criminal organization known for large-scale drug trafficking, corruption of officials, and brutal turf wars with rival cartels.
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
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drug cartel ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Juárez Cartel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Línea NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ Tijuana Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsRoute |
Central America–Mexico–United States cocaine route
ⓘ
Pacific coast trafficking routes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfFormation | 2008 ⓘ |
| declineCausedBy |
arrests of key leaders
ⓘ
deaths of key leaders ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States
ⓘ
Transnational Criminal Organization by the United States ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arturo Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlos Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ Héctor Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fragmentedInto |
Guerreros Unidos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independent Cartel of Acapulco NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Rojos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arturo Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ Héctor Beltrán Leyva NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergio Villarreal Barragán NERFINISHED ⓘ Édgar Valdez Villarreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Mexican Drug War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal turf wars
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corruption of officials ⓘ extreme violence ⓘ large-scale cocaine trafficking ⓘ large-scale heroin trafficking ⓘ large-scale marijuana trafficking ⓘ large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beltrán Leyva brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Guerrero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ Morelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| originatedAs | armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
arms trafficking
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ money laundering ⓘ |
| rival |
Gulf Cartel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalisco New Generation Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights Templar Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ La Familia Michoacana NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Sinaloa Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Mexican federal government operations
ⓘ
United States law enforcement operations ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
assassination of rivals
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bribery of public officials ⓘ intimidation of law enforcement ⓘ mass killings ⓘ public displays of mutilated bodies ⓘ |
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