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Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Report

The Evolution of Cartels in Mexico, 1980-2015

May 11, 2016 | Tony Payan
Drugs and a gun with money in a pile

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Tony Payan

Claudio X. Gonzalez Fellow in U.S.-Mexico Studies | Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies | Director, Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico
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Drug cartels

By Juan Diego Saldaña and Tony Payan

This timeline includes every major group that has been responsible for mass drug trafficking and for which sufficient information is available. 

Click here to view the timeline or click here for a print version of the timeline that requires 11"x17" paper.

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