Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Logo of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Founded by | Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, Erick Valencia (El 85), Martín Arzola Ortega (El 53) |
| Founding location | Jalisco, Mexico |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
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| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, Organized crime, Weapon trafficking, Murder |
| Allies | Los Cuinis, Tijuana Cartel, |
| Rivals |
Knights Templar Cartel, Los Zetas, Juarez Cartel, Barrio Azteca, Sinaloa Cartel, La Resistencia |
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, CJNG and Matazetas) is Mexican criminal group based in Jalisco and headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Mencho"), one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. The CJNG are currently fighting the Knights Templar Cartel and Los Zetas for control of the cities of Guadalajara, Jalisco and the states of Michoacán and Veracruz. The CJNG also operates in the states of Nayarit, Colima, and Guanajuato. While this cartel is best known for its fights against the Zetas, it has also been battling La Resistencia for control of Jalisco and its surrounding territories.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel expanded its operation network from coast to coast in only six months, making it one of the criminal groups with the greatest operating capacity in Mexico as of 2012. The Sinaloa Cartel, led by Joaquín Guzmán Loera (a.k.a. El Chapo), has been using the Jalisco New Generation Cartel as its armed wing to fight off Los Zetas in Guzmán's turf and to carry out incursions to other territories like Nuevo Laredo and Veracruz.
Through online videos, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel has tried to seek society's approval and tacit consent from the Mexican government to confront Los Zetas by posing as a "righteous" and "nationalistic" group. Such claims have stoked fears that Mexico, just like Colombia a generation before, may be witnessing the rise of paramilitary drug gangs.
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