| ID | 108345 |
| Title Proper | Broken Mexico |
| Other Title Information | allegations of collusion between the Sinaloa cartel and Mexican political parties |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Beith, Malcolm |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Mexican drug war, in full swing since December 2006, has now claimed more than 40,000 lives. Dozens of high-level cartel operatives have been captured or killed, yet the leadership of one cartel, from Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico, has remained apparently untouched. The apparent lack of a crackdown on the Sinaloa Cartel has spurred criticisms of the Calderón administration, as well as US authorities aiding in the drug fight - some critics contend that the Sinaloa Cartel has enjoyed protection from the authorities. The Sinaloa Cartel's history of protection and collusion by authorities goes back a long way - during the reign of the PRI from 1929 to 2000, Sinaloa's drug traffickers were allowed to operate with near-total impunity. But mounting evidence - captures and deaths of high-level operatives from Sinaloa as well as arrests of relatives of the leadership - suggests that the claims of collusion against the current Mexican administration are false. |
| `In' analytical Note | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 22, No. 5; Dec 2011: p. 787-806 |
| Journal Source | Small Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 22, No. 5; Dec 2011: p. 787-806 |
| Key Words | Calderon ; Corruption ; Criminalization ; El Chapo' Guzman ; Mexico ; PAN ; PRI ; Sinaloa Cartel ; El Chapo’ Guzman |