Secretary of State Marco Rubio has designated eight Mexican drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.” The organizations are:
- Tren de Aragua (also known as Aragua Train);
- Mara Salvatrucha (also known as MS-13); Cartel de Sinaloa (also known as Sinaloa Cartel, Mexican Federation, Guadalajara Cartel);
- Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (also known as New Generation Cartel of Jalisco, CJNG, Jalisco New Generation Cartel);
- Carteles Unidos (also known as United Cartels, Tepalcatepec Cartel, Cartel de Tepalcatepec, The Grandfather Cartel, Cartel del Abuelo, Cartel de Los Reyes);
- Cartel del Noreste (also known as CDN, Northeast Cartel, Los Zetas);
- Cartel del Golfo (also known as CDG, Gulf Cartel, Osiel Cardenas-Guillen Organization); and
- La Nueva Familia Michoacana (also known as LNFM).
This map gives an idea of where they are…
