The Current and Projected Status of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Presentation Type
Event
Full Name of Faculty Mentor
Joseph Fitsanakis
Major
Intelligence & National Security Studies
Minor
Political Science
Presentation Abstract
Emerging in 2010, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is one of Mexico’s newest and most dangerous drug cartels. Its high degree of organization and sophistication has prompted the United States Department of Justice to describe it as one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world. This paper will focus on the current status and future trajectory of CJNG as it faces unprecedented levels of pressure from Mexican and United States federal authorities. Research will focus on the internal cohesion of the cartel, the status of its territorial control, as well as the ongoing development of its smuggling and distribution networks. The central question guiding this research is whether CJNG can survive and even consolidate its status as Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel.
Course
INTEL 494
Location
Brittain Hall, Room 101
Start Date
17-4-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
17-4-2019 3:50 PM
Disciplines
Defense and Security Studies
Recommended Citation
Lawrence, Ryan, "The Current and Projected Status of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel" (2019). Undergraduate Research Competition. 35.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/ugrc/2019/oral/35
The Current and Projected Status of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
Brittain Hall, Room 101
Emerging in 2010, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is one of Mexico’s newest and most dangerous drug cartels. Its high degree of organization and sophistication has prompted the United States Department of Justice to describe it as one of the five most dangerous transnational criminal organizations in the world. This paper will focus on the current status and future trajectory of CJNG as it faces unprecedented levels of pressure from Mexican and United States federal authorities. Research will focus on the internal cohesion of the cartel, the status of its territorial control, as well as the ongoing development of its smuggling and distribution networks. The central question guiding this research is whether CJNG can survive and even consolidate its status as Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel.