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Cartel control in Mexico

The extent of cartel control or governance in Mexico, with estimates ranging from one-third of the country's land area.

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Jan 26, 2026
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How much of Mexico is governed by cartel?

The short answer: mainstream expert estimates put the land area under meaningful cartel control or governance at roughly , but that figure depends on definitions and methodology; other claims range hi...

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’s 2023 crackdown on -related substances and precursor chemicals coincided with—and helped accelerate—a long-running shift in the illicit supply chain: traffickers moved from shipping finished fentany...

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