Terrifying map shows Mexican cartels 'trying to take over every city and village in US'
dailystar.co.ukdrug cartels are looking to 'take over' every part of the US, according to former official.The shocking graphic, taken from a report by the US Justice Department, reveals routes taken by organised criminals and their intermediates as they make their way through the nation.It shows the massive extent of infiltration by the deadly cartels, with massive arrows snaking north of the border across huge swathes of the US.Authorities say the routes have been largely advanced by the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels, the two major players in the Mexican drugs trade.
Two primary points of entry can be seen on the map, with the first being around Texas. Drugs from this area break off into several routes and pass through major urban centres on the East Coast, such as New York, Boston and Miami.The Sinaloa cartel — traditionally the largest of the two groups — have been known to use several spots in the Midwest as distribution hubs, and have been connected to criminal activity in the city of Chicago, reports Borderland Beat.A second smaller corridor is also evidenced along the West Coast, breaking through from the state of Baja California in Mexico to California in the United States.
Some drugs from this smuggling route even make their way up to the border with Canada.Former chief of international operations for the US Drug Enforcement Administration Mike Vigil, who also used to do undercover work in Mexico, has issued a dire warning about the invasion of the gangs.The ex-official said: "Those cartels are trying to take over every area in the United States, every city, every county, every village.” Rather than using secret entry points in remote locations as popularly imagined, Vigil believes the gangs prefer to use the.
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