Inside the Sinaloa Cartel: The Network Bigger Than El Chapo
Most Americans hear “the cartel” and picture one massive criminal organization ruled by a single kingpin. The reality is far more complicated.
In this episode of Deadly Intentions, Bubba and Pete break down the structure of Mexico’s cartel system using the Sinaloa Cartel as the central example. Pete explains why the idea of one unified “cartel” is misleading, how Sinaloa became so closely associated with El Chapo, and how multiple organizations, factions and power centers operated beneath the name Americans came to recognize.
They trace the evolution of the drug trade from the Colombian…
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