Drug war: One cartel falls, another rises - latimes.com

Comment: This article should be read in it's entirety. While it talks about how the Mexican Cartels replaced the Colombian Cartels in terms of driving the drug trade, the piece goes well into how the Colombian cartels spread out into other segments of society. It makes one ask themself the question, is where will Mexico draw the line? End comment.

Colombia's Cali cocaine cartel, once the richest and most powerful crime syndicate in the world, fell as a direct result of U.S.-led law enforcement and diplomatic pressure about a decade ago. Its toppling remains one of the most significant blows inflicted on modern organized crime.

But the giant cartel's collapse left a power vacuum, and Mexican drug gangs are still fighting, with often grisly methods, to determine who will fill it.

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