Gente Nueva

Also known as: Los Chapos
Based in MexicoActive1995-presentSourcesGente Nueva

Gente Nueva is the armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel, founded in 1995 in Sonora, Mexico. It consists of well-trained gunmen who battle rival cartels, particularly the Juárez Cartel and its enforcer La Línea, for control of smuggling routes in Ciudad Juárez. The group is involved in drug trafficking, kidnapping, and murder, and has been active in the Sinaloa Cartel's turf war since 2008.

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Gente Nueva fights for control of smuggling routes to the United States.
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