List of gangs in Mexico explained

Notable criminally-active gangs in Mexico include:

• 14K Triad
• 18th Street Gang, a.k.a. Mara 18
• Barrio Azteca, a.k.a. Los Aztecas
• Caborca Cartel
  • Cártel del Noreste^[1]
  • Guerreros Unidos
• Gulf Cartel^[2]
  • Grupo Delta^{[3] [4]}
  • Grupo Elite^[5]
  • Grupo Guerrero^[6]
  • Grupo X^[7]
  • Los Balcanes
    • Grupo Blanco
  • Los Cabos^[8]
  • Los Ciclones
  • Los Metros
• Hells Angels MC^{[9] [10]}
• Independent Cartel of Acapulco
• Individualistas Tendiendo a lo Salvaje
• Israeli mafia
• Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a.k.a. CJNG
• Juárez Cartel, a.k.a. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization
  • La Línea
• La Familia Michoacana
• La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization
  • Los Blancos De La Troya^[11]
  • Los Viagras, a.k.a. Los Sierra
• La Barredora
• La Unión Tepito
• Los Mazatlecos
• Los Mexicles
• Los Ninis
• Los Pelones
• Los Rojos Cartel
• Los Talibanes, a.k.a. Los Nortes^[12]
• Los Zetas, a.k.a. Cártel de Los Zetas
• Mongols MC
• MS-13, a.k.a. Mara Salvatrucha
• 'Ndrangheta
• Norteños
• Nuestra Familia
• Nueva Plaza Cartel
• Paisas
• Pueblos Unidos
• Sangre Nueva Zeta
• Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel
• Sinaloa Cartel, a.k.a. Pacific Cartel
  • Artistas Asesinos
  • Gente Nueva, a.k.a. Los Chapos
  • Los Ántrax
• Solo Ángeles CM, a.k.a. Solo Angels MC^{[13] [14]}
• South Pacific Cartel
• Tijuana Cartel^[15]
• Vagos MC^[16]
• Zetas Vieja Escuela

Inactive criminal organizations

• Beltrán-Leyva Organization, a.k.a. Cártel de los Beltrán-Leyva
• Colima Cartel
• Guadalajara Cartel
• Independent Cartel of Acapulco
• Knights Templar Cartel
• Los Narcosatánicos^{[17] [18]}
• Los Negros
• Milenio Cartel, a.k.a. Cártel de los Valencia
• Oaxaca Cartel, a.k.a. Díaz-Parada Cartel
• Sonora Cartel, a.k.a. Caro Quintero Organization

See also

• List of gangs in the United States
• Gangs in Australia
• Gangs in Canada
• Gangs in the United Kingdom
• Gangs in New Zealand

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miembros del Cartel del Noreste aceptan la petición de paz de las madres buscadoras . 24 June 2023 .
2. Web site: The Gulf Cartel: An Intel Analyst's Guide for Travelers to Mexico .
3. Web site: What is Grupo Delta, the violent CJNG cell implicated in the death of Aristóteles Sandoval and Felipe Tomé . 19 December 2020 .
4. Web site: CJNG Destroy Camp of CU Hitmen & the CU Extorting Families, Michoacán .
5. Web site: Mexican Cartels Are Arming Themselves to the Teeth with Powerful US Sniper Rifles . 20 August 2020 .
6. Web site: Fresnillo, Zacatecas: Grupo Guerrero of Cartel Jalisco Capture Grupo Flechas Gunmen .
7. Web site: "Esta plaza tiene dueño": La violenta disputa entre el Grupo Sombra y el CJNG que azota a Veracruz . 22 September 2020 .
8. Web site: CDS Aquiles' los Cabos Leave Ice Chests with Remains and Threats for CAF in Sánchez Taboada, Tijuana .
9. Web site: Instagram .
10. https://www.facebook.com/p/Hells-Angels-Estado-de-M%C3%A9xico-100065293458407/
11. Web site: Nacho Lozano: Los "Blancos de Troya", un nuevo grupo armado declarando defender Apatzingán - CBS News . .
12. Web site: Cercan a "Los Talibanes" en Zacatecas . 9 November 2020 .
13. Web site: Killing Outside of 'Solo Ángeles' Outlaw Motorcycle Clubhouse in Tijuana .
14. Book: The One Percenter Encyclopedia: The World of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs from Abyss Ghosts to Zombies Elite . 978-0-7603-6055-2 . 3 April 2018 . Motorbooks .
15. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1997/11/04/tijuana-cartel-escalates-violence-along-border/287e8ed4-f885-48ca-adc2-134ac9cf6354/
16. Web site: Top 10 Notorious American Biker Gangs . 18 August 2009 .
17. Book: The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the Street . 978-1-4696-3811-9 . Smith . Benjamin T. . 7 August 2018 . UNC Press Books .
18. Book: Evil serial killers : In the minds of monsters . 978-0-7607-7566-0 . 2005 . Greig . Charlotte . Barnes & Noble .