Cartel: Cártel de Colima
Also known as:
Territory:
1. Aguas Calientes,
2. Baja California
3. Colima
4. Distrito Federal (DF: Mexico City)
5. Jalisco
6. Michoacán
7. Nuevo León
Date appeared: 1988
Traffics in: Methamphetamines
Known leaders:
1. Luis Ignacio AMEZCUA Contreras (currently in prison)
2. Adán AMEZCUA Contreras
3. José de Jesus AMEZCUA Contreras
Cartel notes:
1. One of the original seven (7) cartels.
2. According to the DEA they are the kings of methamphetamines.
3. Originally manufactured synthetic drugs for the Colombian cartels.
Notes:
1. The territory is in flux therefore the information is for reference only and is updated as new reliable information become available.
2. As information becomes available and is vetted as reliable it is updated.
Last update: 15oct2010