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Héctor Ríos Morales

Cartel Infighting and Betrayals Escalate, Mexican Authorities Claim In New Report

Known as "narcomantas," these banners are commonly used by drug cartels to expose betrayals, distance themselves from crimes, and send messages to the public or to rival factions. (Credit: Via Infobae Mexico)

Internal wars between drug cartels have long been marked by betrayals on both sides.

One of the most notorious cases in Mexican organized crime involved the Beltrán Leyva brothers and the Sinaloa Cartel. After Alfredo Beltrán Leyva was arrested in 2008, his brothers Arturo, Héctor and Carlos broke with the cartel, accused Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán of alerting authorities, and orchestrated the murder of El Chapo's son, Édgar Guzmán López.

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