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| Founded | 1987[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Miguel Caro Quintero, Rafael Caro Quintero |
| Founding location | Mexico |
| Years active | 1987−2007 |
| Territory | Hermosillo, Agua Prieta, Guadalajara, Culiacán, Durango, Nayarit, Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada |
| Ethnicity | mostly Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, murder and arms trafficking |
| Allies | Colombian drug cartels, Guadalajara Cartel |
The Sonora Cartel, also known as Caro Quintero Organization, was a Mexico based criminal cartel.[2][3][4] Upon the cartel's disintegration, its leaders were incorporated into the Tijuana Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel.[3]
By 2007, the Sonora Cartel, Colima Cartel, and Milenio Cartel became branches of the Sinaloa Cartel.
- ^ Beith, Malcolm (2010). The Last Narco. New York, New York: Grove Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8021-1952-0.
- ^ Richards, James R. (1998). Transnational Criminal Organizations, Cybercrime, and Money Laundering. CRC Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-8493-2806-0.
- ^ a b Jesse Helms, ed. (1999). Mexican and American Responses to the International Narcotics Threat. U.S. Senate, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism of the Committee on Foreign Relations. pp. 61, 136, 137. ISBN 978-0-7881-8008-8.
- ^ Weiner, Tim (December 22, 2001). "Suspect in Vast Drug Ring Held in Mexico; May Be Sent to U.S." The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-14.