07/01/2025
The Sinaloa Cartel, once the world’s top fentanyl trafficker, is crumbling from internal war and pressure from U.S.-Mexico crackdowns. In a surprising move, El Chapo’s sons (Los Chapitos) have allied with their longtime enemies, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), trading territory for money and weapons. This risky pact could make CJNG the world’s dominant cartel and reshape the global drug trade.
This alliance shows how adaptable and dangerous modern cartels have become. Traditional crackdowns may weaken them temporarily, but without deeper solutions, the drug trade will keep evolving — often into something far more violent and global.