Summary
- The Sinaloa cartel is expanding its networks in Europe and using less obvious ports for drug smuggling.
- Recent violent clashes within the cartel in Culiacan, Mexico have resulted in at least 30 deaths, highlighting the ongoing drug gang violence in Mexico.
- Irish ports have been targeted by Mexican cartels for smuggling drugs into Europe, with significant seizures of cocaine and crystal meth recorded.
- There is evidence of collaboration between Mexican cartels like Sinaloa and Irish criminal networks, such as the Kinahans.