Los Zetas

Also known as: Cartel del Noreste, Cártel de Los Zetas, Grupo Bravo, Los Alemanes, Los Talibanes, Nueva Mafia Zeta, Sangre Nueva Zeta, The Zs, Zetas, Zetas Vieja Escuela
Based in MexicoDefunct1997-presentSourcesLos ZetasLos Zetas

Los Zetas were a Mexican drug cartel founded in 1997 by Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, originally as an armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. They engaged in drug trafficking, murder, money laundering, and cybercrime, operating primarily in Tamaulipas and expanding across Mexico and internationally. The cartel was known for extreme violence and was considered a major rival to the Sinaloa Cartel. By 2018, the organization was dismantled, with factions such as the Cartel del Noreste continuing operations.

CRIMENET has extracted 277 linkages for this organization, including 132 cooperative ties across 40 organizations, 114 conflicts across 21 organizations, 31 other connections and footprints in 23 countries.

Trace a connection

FromLos Zetas
→

Footprint abroad 23

1
ChinaSupply
Los Zetas receive fentanyl and other drugs shipped through partnerships with China.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
2
ColombiaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Colombia.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
3
Costa RicaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Costa Rica.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
4
DominicaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Dominica.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
5
El SalvadorPresence
Los Zetas have territory in El Salvador.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
6
EstoniaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Estonia.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
7
FrancePresence
Los Zetas have territory in France.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
8
GermanyPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Germany.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
9
GuatemalaPresence
Los Zetas have important areas of operation in Guatemala.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
10
HondurasPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Honduras.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
11
ItalyPresence
Los Zetas are active in Italy with the 'Ndrangheta.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
12
LiechtensteinPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Liechtenstein.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
13
MoldovaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Moldova.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
14
NicaraguaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Nicaragua.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
15
NorwayPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Norway.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
16
PanamaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Panama.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
17
PeruPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Peru.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
18
PortugalPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Portugal.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
19
San MarinoPresence
Los Zetas have territory in San Marino.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
20
SpainPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Spain.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
21
SwitzerlandPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Switzerland.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
22
United StatesPresence
Los Zetas are active in several states in the United States, including Texas, and have cells there.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas
23
VenezuelaPresence
Los Zetas have territory in Venezuela.
Sources: Los Zetas, Los Zetas