Private company
Cártel del Noreste
Logo: BaptisteGrandGrand, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
Mexican criminal organization
The Cártel del Noreste (Spanish pronunciation: Northeast Cartel) is a Mexican criminal organization and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that splintered from Los Zetas following the capture of their last absolute leader, Omar Treviño Morales. Their main criminal activities are kidnapping, extortion, vehicle theft, human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, as well as the control of local activities such as prostitution, and illegal human trafficking, among others.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The Cártel del Noreste (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾtel ðel noˈɾeste], Northeast Cartel) is a Mexican criminal organization and U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that splintered from Los Zetas following the capture of their last absolute leader, Omar Treviño Morales. Their main criminal activities are kidnapping, extortion, vehicle theft, human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering, as well as the control of local activities such as prostitution, and illegal human trafficking, among others.2
Timeline
- 2020Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaCártel del Noreste
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ30252556
Sources
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- 1WikidataCártel del Noreste on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCártel del Noreste on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsCártel del Noreste logo by BaptisteGrandGrand, CC BY-SA 4.0