Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s organization has control of the runners on both sides of the border between Mexico and the United States to extend his dominance in Arizona and Texas, as the level of violence and attacks on law enforcement is increasing, according to a report of the U.S. Justice Department. “The Sinaloa Cartel is the largest drug criminal organization that threatens the counties of greater intensity of traffic in Arizona, through its continued dominance drug trafficking in and through the region, “he says. The United States Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA) considers that drug tr Image via Wikipedia afficking organizations linked to the Sinaloa cartel controls about 90 percent of drugs crossing the border into Arizona. The cartel run by “El Chapo” controls most of the illicit money and weapons that are trafficked along the Arizona-Mexico border, as well as areas with higher levels of drug trafficking in the state. In 2011, the Sinaloa cartel dominated the narco trade routes in Sonora, northern Mexico, and has controlled the corridors of Arizona. “Organizations that make up the Sinaloa cartel, such as the one head (Joaquin) Guzman Loera and (Ismael) Zambada Garcia, control most of the runners cross the international border between Mexico and Arizona, including the Indian Reservation Tohono O ‘O’odham and Nogales port of entry, “he explains. The report indicates that the cartel distribution network groups associated with the Sinaloa cartel within the United States smuggle large quantities of heroin and marijuana into the American Union, as well as money cash and weapons from U.S. territory to Mexico. During 2011 and the beginning of this year, the Justice Department found that the Mexican organization has expanded its networks to distribute heroin and marijuana beyond the counties that comprise the area higher level of drug trafficking in Arizona. Local agencies reported that most of the heroin transiting from Mexico into Arizona is intended for the domestic market and includes the East Coast states like New York, Georgia, and Florida, as well as others in the central part of Missouri and Iowa, with the Sinaloa cartel that increased supply of drugs makes both Arizona through its territory to send to other regions. One of the warning signs to U.S. authorities, highlights the report, was the increase in seizures of heroin by Arizona, which “indicated a potential increase in heroin trafficking through that area,” as it traditionally was introduced by California. Additionally, the Border Patrol reported that most of the tunnels discovered between Mexico and the United States in 2011 have better infrastructure and modifications, such as ventilation, rails, etc., which is another way of drug trafficking into Arizona. At the same time, the National Guard of the United States has also seen an increase in the use of ultralight aircraft from Mexico into the United States, especially in central Arizona, which are used by the cartels and “shipments can exceed 100 kilos” of marijuana generally
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