List of gangs in Mexico

For more, see Gangs.

Notable criminally-active gangs in Mexico include:

* 14K Triad
* 18th Street Gang, a.k.a. Mara 18
* Barrio Azteca, a.k.a. Los Aztecas
* Caborca Cartel
* Cártel de Tláhuac [es]
* Cártel del Noreste[1]
* Fuerza Anti-Unión [es]
* Guerreros Unidos
* Gulf Cartel[2]
* Grupo Delta[3][4]
* Grupo Elite[5]
* Grupo Guerrero[6]
* Grupo X[7]
* Los Balcanes
* Grupo Blanco
* Los Cabos[8]
* Los Ciclones
* Los Metros
* Hells Angels MC[9][10]
* Independent Cartel of Acapulco
* Individualistas Tendiendo a lo Salvaje
* Israeli mafia
* Jalisco New Generation Cartel, a.k.a. CJNG
* Juárez Cartel, a.k.a. Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization
* La Línea
* La Familia Michoacana
* La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization
* Los Blancos De La Troya[11]
* Los Viagras, a.k.a. Los Sierra
* La Barredora
* La Unión Tepito
* Los Mazatlecos
* Los Mexicles
* Los Ninis
* Los Pelones
* Los Rojos Cartel
* Los Talibanes, a.k.a. Los Nortes[12]
* Los Zetas, a.k.a. Cártel de Los Zetas
* Mongols MC
* MS-13, a.k.a. Mara Salvatrucha
* 'Ndrangheta
* Norteños
* Nuestra Familia
* Nueva Plaza Cartel
* Paisas
* Pueblos Unidos
* Sangre Nueva Zeta
* Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel
* Sinaloa Cartel, a.k.a. Pacific Cartel
* Artistas Asesinos
* Gente Nueva, a.k.a. Los Chapos
* Los Ántrax
* Solo Ángeles CM, a.k.a. Solo Angels MC[13][14]
* South Pacific Cartel
* Tijuana Cartel[15]
* Vagos MC[16]
* Zetas Vieja Escuela

## Inactive criminal organizations

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* Beltrán-Leyva Organization, a.k.a. Cártel de los Beltrán-Leyva (1996–2017)
* Colima Cartel
* Guadalajara Cartel
* Independent Cartel of Acapulco
* Knights Templar Cartel
* Los Narcosatánicos[17][18]
* Los Negros
* Milenio Cartel, a.k.a. Cártel de los Valencia
* Oaxaca Cartel, a.k.a. Díaz-Parada Cartel
* Sonora Cartel, a.k.a. Caro Quintero Organization

## See also

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* List of gangs in the United States
* Gangs in Australia
* Gangs in Canada
* Gangs in the United Kingdom
* Gangs in New Zealand

## References

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1. ^ "Miembros del Cartel del Noreste aceptan la petición de paz de las madres buscadoras". 24 June 2023.
2. ^ "The Gulf Cartel: An Intel Analyst's Guide for Travelers to Mexico".
3. ^ "What is Grupo Delta, the violent CJNG cell implicated in the death of Aristóteles Sandoval and Felipe Tomé". 19 December 2020.
4. ^ "CJNG Destroy Camp of CU Hitmen & the CU Extorting Families, Michoacán".
5. ^ "Mexican Cartels Are Arming Themselves to the Teeth with Powerful US Sniper Rifles". 20 August 2020.
6. ^ "Fresnillo, Zacatecas: Grupo Guerrero of Cartel Jalisco Capture Grupo Flechas Gunmen".
7. ^ ""Esta plaza tiene dueño": La violenta disputa entre el Grupo Sombra y el CJNG que azota a Veracruz". 22 September 2020.
8. ^ "CDS Aquiles' los Cabos Leave Ice Chests with Remains and Threats for CAF in Sánchez Taboada, Tijuana".
9. ^ "Instagram".
10. ^ "Hells Angels Estado de México (Hamc edomex)". Facebook.
11. ^ "Nacho Lozano: Los "Blancos de Troya", un nuevo grupo armado declarando defender Apatzingán - CBS News". CBS News.
12. ^ "Cercan a "Los Talibanes" en Zacatecas". 9 November 2020.
13. ^ "Killing Outside of 'Solo Ángeles' Outlaw Motorcycle Clubhouse in Tijuana".
14. ^ The One Percenter Encyclopedia: The World of Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs from Abyss Ghosts to Zombies Elite. Motorbooks. 3 April 2018. ISBN 978-0-7603-6055-2.
15. ^ Moore, Molly (1997-11-04). "TIJUANA CARTEL ESCALATES VIOLENCE ALONG BORDER". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
16. ^ "Top 10 Notorious American Biker Gangs". 18 August 2009.
17. ^ Smith, Benjamin T. (7 August 2018). The Mexican Press and Civil Society, 1940–1976: Stories from the Newsroom, Stories from the Street. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-1-4696-3811-9.
18. ^ Greig, Charlotte (2005). Evil serial killers : In the minds of monsters. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 978-0-7607-7566-0.

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