2020/12/26 08:55
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Mexico's brutal drug war claims thousands of lives every year, as powerful trafficking groups battle it out for territory and influence.
These cartels control vast areas of the country and are also responsible for political corruption, assassinations and kidnappings.
But which groups are the most powerful?
The Sinaloa Cartel
Territory: Much of the north-west.
The US government has described the Sinaloa Cartel as one of the largest drug-trafficking organisations in the world.
Founded in the late 1980s, it was for many years headed by the notorious drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. "El Chapo" - or "Shorty" - was once ranked as one of the world's richest men. His life and vast drug-trafficking empire have been the subject of numerous books and TV series.