Mexican criminal and terrorist organization formed in 2015 as a split from Los Zetas after the capture of Omar Treviño Morales. Based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, it controls that city and operates in several Mexican states. Its activities include drug trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, human trafficking, and money laundering. In February 2025, it was designated a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department.
CRIMENET has extracted 99 linkages for this organization, including 14 cooperative ties across 7 organizations, 76 conflicts across 15 organizations, 9 other connections and footprints in 4 countries.
In the latter, it is believed that they took away the cocaine purchasing business from Los Zetas, after their disappearance as a criminal group.
They are said to have an operational presence in the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia.
They are said to have an operational presence in the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia.
They are said to have an operational presence in the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Colombia.