Juárez Cartel
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The Juárez Cartel is a major Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of key smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly through Ciudad Juárez.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juárez Cartel canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6128719 — 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: Juárez Cartel Context triple: [Mexican drug cartels, hasMember, Juárez Cartel]
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A.
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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.
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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.
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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E.
Los Zetas
Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
- 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: Juárez Cartel Target entity description: The Juárez Cartel is a major Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of key smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly through Ciudad Juárez.
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A.
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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.
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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.
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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E.
Los Zetas
Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
ⓘ
drug cartel ⓘ |
| alias |
Carrillo Fuentes Organization
NERFINISHED
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Cártel de Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barrio Azteca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Línea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Ciudad Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlsRoute | Ciudad Juárez–El Paso corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Mexican ⓘ |
| financingMethod |
drug proceeds
ⓘ
extortion revenues ⓘ kidnapping ransoms ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| grewInPowerDuring | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasRival |
Gulf Cartel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Línea (as rival splinter at times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Zetas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| illicitProduct |
cocaine
ⓘ
heroin ⓘ marijuana ⓘ methamphetamine ⓘ |
| implicatedIn | mass killings in Ciudad Juárez ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
extortion
ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conflict with rival cartels
ⓘ
control of key smuggling routes into the United States ⓘ high levels of violence ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementDesignation | transnational criminal organization ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Mexican Drug War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Chihuahua
NERFINISHED
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Ciudad Juárez NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Chihuahua state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| smugglingMethod |
overland routes through Ciudad Juárez
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tunnels and hidden compartments in vehicles ⓘ |
| targetsMarket | United States illicit drug market ⓘ |
| usesProxyGroup |
Barrio Azteca
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Línea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juárez Cartel Description of subject: The Juárez Cartel is a major Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of key smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly through Ciudad Juárez.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.