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| Mexico and the Drug Cartels by George W. Grayson for Foreign Policy Research Institute, August 2007

| Mexico’s Southern Flank: a Crime-Ridden “Third U.S. Border” by George W. Grayson for Foreign Policy Research Institute, March 22, 2005

Gulf Cartel:
 * Garcia Abrego - Arrested
 * Osiel Cárdenas Guillén - Garcia successor - Arrested - Extradicted
 * Eduardo “el Coss” Costilla Sanchez - Battle for Osiels spot
 * Antonio Ezequiel “Tony Tormenta” Cárdenas Guillén - Osiels brother - Battle for Osiels spot
 * Heriberto “The Executioner” Lazcano Lazcano - Los Zetas head - Battle for Osiels spot
 * Michoacan Family
 * Los Zetas

Guadalajara Cartel
 * Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (nephews are Arellano Felix brothers)

Sinaloa Cartel:
 * Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman
 * Luis Hector Palma Salazar
 * Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada
 * Juan Jose Esparragoza
 * Beltran Leyva brothers - Lieutenants
 * Milenio Cartel (Michoacan)
 * Luis Velencia Valencia
 * Jalisco Cartel (Guadalajara)
 * Sonora Cartel(Sonora)
 * Colima Cartel:
 * Adán Amezcua Contreras
 * Luis Amezcua Contreras
 * Jesús Amezcua Contreras

Juárez Cartel:
 * Amado Carrillo Fuentes
 * Vicente Carrillo Fuentes

Oaxaca Cartel (Oaxaqueno/Cacique):
 * Pedro Diaz Parada

Tijuana Cartel: Arellano Felix Organization
 * Benjamin - "Children of AF family" - strategist Tijuana/AFO
 * Ramon - "Children of AF family"
 * Francisco Javier - "Children of AF family"
 * Rafael Enrique Clavel Moreno - Betray Palma, kill family

Rumors abound that the cartel lords have reacted to the government’s no-nonsense approach by negotiating a truce and allocating territories. Proceso magazine reported on August 13 that key players have agreed that the Sinaloa Cartel will hold sway over Mexico City and the northern part of the country, with the exceptions of Tijuana and Nuevo Leon. The Gulf Cartel would dominate Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Zacatecas, and parts of Quintana Roo, Coahuila, Michoacan, and Guerrero. The Juarez and Milenio cartels, satellites of the Sinaloa organization, would control Mexico State and Jalisco. A mid-year decrease in violent murders lends credence to the alleged pact.