Mexico's Drug War Is Now Down To 2 Powerful Cartels

2 Powerful Cartels Dominate In Mexico Drug War -- CBS News

(AP) VERACRUZ, Mexico — Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's five main drug cartels, the nation is now dominated by two powerful organizations that appear poised for a one-on-one battle to control drug markets and trafficking routes.

The government's success in killing or arresting some cartel leaders has fractured most of the other gangs to such an extent that they have devolved into quarreling bands, or been forced to operate as subsidiaries of the two main cartels. That has often meant expanded territory and business opportunities for the hyper-violent Zetas and drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's Sinaloa cartel.

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My Comment: Will there only be one major cartel group when the fighting stops .... probably.