6. Data from the US Anti-Drug Agency (DEA) show that the CJNG consolidated itself as “the most powerful” in Mexico during Enrique Peña Nieto’s six-year term (2012-2018), in which the capture of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, ‘el Chapo’, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
7. DEA reports also reveal that in 2014, just three years after its founding, CJNG operations had already managed to expand to the US, Canada, Asia, and Europe.
8. The main strategy of the CJNG, documented by the media, has been excessive violence and the use of high-powered weapons, in addition to making alliances with local criminal groups (such as ‘Los Cuinis’) and confronting their adversaries to gain territory.
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9. The DEA reported that the CJNG has a presence in at least 14 states in the country, from south to north, although its main operations are in central and Pacific entities, such as Mexico City and the State of Mexico.
10. He is currently in a dispute with the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel, dedicated to fuel theft in Guanajuato, which has caused an increase in violence in the state.
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