Mexico’s drug cartels generate over $12 billion annually—far surpassing Colombia’s cartels—according to the 2025 UN World Drug Report. Cocaine, heroin, and meth trafficking drive profits.
Mexican drug cartels are now the world’s top-earning criminal organizations in the drug trade, generating a staggering $12.1 billion annually—far outpacing their Colombian counterparts. That’s one of the key takeaways from the 2025 World Drug Report released Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The report highlights the scale and scope of organized . . .
