Webthese cartels control vast areas of the country and are also responsible for political corruption, assassinations and kidnappings. But which groups are the most powerful?. Weboct 28, 2023 · mexico does have a bunch of different cartels, but they also have many smaller street gangs. In my opinion, there’s only like 17 actual big cartels, and then the. Focused on the international, organized criminal networks that sustain themselves through narcotics, smuggling, and violence Webjun 1, 2024 · cotija, mexico (ap) — mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing…