The Unstoppable Rise of Jalisco Nueva Generacion as North America's Largest Drug Cartel Elena Toledo - PanAm Post
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The CJNG operates a drug route that begins in Ecuador and extends through the northeast of the United States and Canada  and into Europe and Asia (Twitter)

Mexico’s Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) has been one of the most prolific and dangerous drug trafficking organizations in Mexico since its creation approximatley 10 years ago, if not in all of North America and beyond, some experts claim.

What began as a small group made up of deserters from the now-defunct Milenio Cartel has evolved into a massive criminal system whose business reportedly extends through the continent and into Europe and Asia.

Its quick foray into the drug trafficking industry is in part a result of strategic headquarters along the  border with the United States, including in Tijuana, as well as in Vancouver, Canada.

Alliances with other violent criminal groups has historically helped them to replace competitors along the Pacific coast.

According to information released by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration, the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel distributes cocaine and meth along over 6,200 miles of coast from Canada down to the souther cone.

It wasn’t until 2014, when the cartel started extending its operations into Asia, that the cartel became the biggest and most important drug organization in México, not taking into account that within its own country it operates in 14 states.
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Tijuana is the cartel’s most important base, as it borders one of the most important markets: California.

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