Barrio Azteca

Also known as: Azteca Barrio, Los Aztecas
Based in United StatesActive1986-presentSourcesBarrio AztecaBarrio Azteca

Mexican-American street and prison gang originally based in El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, founded in the early 1980s by Jose 'Raulio' Rivera. It is a transnational criminal organization involved in drug trafficking, human trafficking, murder, and other crimes, with an estimated 8,000 members. The gang has an alliance with La Línea and the Juárez Cartel, and is considered one of the most violent gangs in the United States.

CRIMENET has extracted 55 linkages for this organization, including 19 cooperative ties across 6 organizations, 31 conflicts across 8 organizations, 5 other connections and footprints in 1 country.

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The gang has at least 5,000 members in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and operates there.
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