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Los Chapitos and CJNG Form Supercartel to Control Mexican Drug Trade

Los Chapitos and the CJNG form an unprecedented alliance, escalating cartel violence and drug trafficking threats across Mexico.

A new alliance between Los Chapitos, the faction controlled by the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and the powerful Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has alarmed authorities and analysts, potentially reshaping Mexico’s criminal landscape.

The partnership, labeled by security experts as a "supercartel alliance," unites two formerly rival groups that control significant drug trafficking routes across northern and western Mexico. Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzm . . .

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