Research Paper On Gulf Cartel

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1. Purpose. (U) The purpose of this paper is to provide the Commander detailed facts on The Gulf Cartel background, history, capabilities, critical nodes and how to target the Gulf Cartel. ??????
2. Background. (U) The Gulf Cartel is a criminal organization that is heavily into drug trafficking. The Gulf Cartel is perhaps the oldest organized crime group in Mexico. The Gulf Cartel resides out of Matamoros, Tamaulipas which is directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas. The Gulf Cartel’s network is international, and is believed to have dealings with other criminal organizations throughout the world.
Other than drug trafficking, the Gulf Cartel conducts other criminal operations such as, protection rackets, assassinations, extortions, kidnappings, and other minor criminal activities. The Gulf Cartel relay’s on intimidation techniques to control the local population. …show more content…

This is when the Gulf Cartel shifted to drug trafficking, primarily cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.
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