<P> The United States Intelligence Community considers the Sinaloa Cartel `` the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world '' and in 2011 , the Los Angeles Times called it `` Mexico 's most powerful organized crime group . '' The Sinaloa Cartel is associated with the label `` Golden Triangle '' , which refers to the states of Sinaloa , Durango , and Chihuahua . The region is a major producer of Mexican opium and marijuana . According to the U.S. Attorney General , the Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for importing into the United States and distributing nearly 200 tons of cocaine and large amounts of heroin between 1990 and 2008 . According to the National Drug Intelligence Center , within the U.S. the Sinaloa Cartel is primarily involved in the distribution of cocaine , heroin , methamphetamine , marijuana and MDMA . It is the majority supplier of illicit fentanyl to North America . </P>
<P> The United States Intelligence Community considers the Sinaloa Cartel `` the most powerful drug trafficking organization in the world '' and in 2011 , the Los Angeles Times called it `` Mexico 's most powerful organized crime group . '' The Sinaloa Cartel is associated with the label `` Golden Triangle '' , which refers to the states of Sinaloa , Durango , and Chihuahua . The region is a major producer of Mexican opium and marijuana . According to the U.S. Attorney General , the Sinaloa Cartel is responsible for importing into the United States and distributing nearly 200 tons of cocaine and large amounts of heroin between 1990 and 2008 . According to the National Drug Intelligence Center , within the U.S. the Sinaloa Cartel is primarily involved in the distribution of cocaine , heroin , methamphetamine , marijuana and MDMA . It is the majority supplier of illicit fentanyl to North America . </P>
which is the most powerful cartel in mexico
which is the most powerful cartel in mexico
the Sinaloa Cartel
the Sinaloa Cartel