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El Financiero
2026-07-26
War Between 'El Viceroy' and 'El Chapo' Fractured Mexico's Cartel Landscape
A dispute between Vicente Carrillo Fuentes ('El Viceroy') of the Juárez Cartel and Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán of the Sinaloa Cartel erupted into a devastating war. The conflict, triggered by an attack on Carrillo's brother, reshaped the drug trafficking power dynamics in Mexico.