Colima Cartel
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The Colima Cartel (Spanish: Cártel de Colima) was a Mexican drug trafficking and methamphetamine producing cartel operating in Guadalajara, Jalisco. It was founded and led by José de Jesús Amezcua Contreras and supported by his brothers Adán and Luis.[1]
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Founded | 1988-2005 |
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Founded by | Jesús Amezcua Contreras |
Founding location | Colima, Mexico |
Ethnicity | Mexican |
Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, murder and arms trafficking |
Allies | Sinaloa Cartel Guadalajara Cartel Milenio Cartel Sonora Cartel |
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The Colima Cartel is believed to have obtained large quantities of the precursor ephedrine through contacts in Thailand and India,[2] and then distributed it to different methamphetamine labs in Mexico and the United States.[3]
The Colima cartel has become a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel as are the Milenio Cartel, Guadalajara Cartel, and Sonora Cartels.[4]