Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel is a violent Mexican criminal organization known for large-scale drug trafficking, corruption of officials, and brutal turf wars with rival cartels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beltrán Leyva Cartel | 3 |
| Beltrán-Leyva Cartel canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6128718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Context triple: [Mexican drug cartels, hasMember, Beltrán-Leyva Cartel]
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A.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a powerful and notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking, extortion, and organized crime both domestically and internationally.
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B.
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest and most notorious criminal organizations, known for large-scale drug trafficking, violence, and conflicts with rival cartels.
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C.
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico’s most powerful and influential drug trafficking organizations, long associated with large-scale narcotics smuggling and figures such as Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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D.
Los Zetas
Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
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E.
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C. is an American crime drama television series that follows a Latino outlaw motorcycle club on the California–Mexico border in the same universe as Sons of Anarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Target entity description: The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel is a violent Mexican criminal organization known for large-scale drug trafficking, corruption of officials, and brutal turf wars with rival cartels.
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A.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a powerful and notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization involved in large-scale drug trafficking, extortion, and organized crime both domestically and internationally.
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B.
Gulf Cartel
The Gulf Cartel is one of Mexico’s oldest and most notorious criminal organizations, known for large-scale drug trafficking, violence, and conflicts with rival cartels.
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C.
Sinaloa Cartel
The Sinaloa Cartel is one of Mexico’s most powerful and influential drug trafficking organizations, long associated with large-scale narcotics smuggling and figures such as Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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D.
Los Zetas
Los Zetas is a notoriously violent Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, kidnapping, and paramilitary-style operations.
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E.
Mayans M.C.
Mayans M.C. is an American crime drama television series that follows a Latino outlaw motorcycle club on the California–Mexico border in the same universe as Sons of Anarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
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drug cartel ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Juárez Cartel
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La Línea ⓘ Los Zetas ⓘ Tijuana Cartel ⓘ |
| controlsRoute |
Central America–Mexico–United States cocaine route
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Pacific coast trafficking routes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| dateOfFormation | 2008 ⓘ |
| declineCausedBy |
arrests of key leaders
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deaths of key leaders ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Foreign Terrorist Organization by the United States
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Transnational Criminal Organization by the United States ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
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Arturo Beltrán Leyva ⓘ Carlos Beltrán Leyva ⓘ Héctor Beltrán Leyva ⓘ
linked to:
Arturo Beltrán Leyva
Mario Alberto Beltrán Leyva ⓘ
linked to:
Carlos Beltrán Leyva
|
| fragmentedInto |
Guerreros Unidos
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Independent Cartel of Acapulco ⓘ Los Rojos ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Alfredo Beltrán Leyva
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Arturo Beltrán Leyva ⓘ Héctor Beltrán Leyva ⓘ Sergio Villarreal Barragán ⓘ Édgar Valdez Villarreal ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Mexican Drug War ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal turf wars
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corruption of officials ⓘ extreme violence ⓘ large-scale cocaine trafficking ⓘ large-scale heroin trafficking ⓘ large-scale marijuana trafficking ⓘ large-scale methamphetamine trafficking ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beltrán Leyva brothers ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Guerrero
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Mexico ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Morelos ⓘ Sinaloa ⓘ State of Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originatedAs | armed wing of the Sinaloa Cartel ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
arms trafficking
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drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ money laundering ⓘ |
| rival |
Gulf Cartel
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Jalisco New Generation Cartel ⓘ Knights Templar Cartel ⓘ La Familia Michoacana ⓘ Los Zetas ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel ⓘ |
| splitFrom | Sinaloa Cartel ⓘ |
| targetOf |
Mexican federal government operations
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United States law enforcement operations ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
assassination of rivals
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bribery of public officials ⓘ intimidation of law enforcement ⓘ mass killings ⓘ public displays of mutilated bodies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel Description of subject: The Beltrán-Leyva Cartel is a violent Mexican criminal organization known for large-scale drug trafficking, corruption of officials, and brutal turf wars with rival cartels.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
linked to: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
linked to: Beltrán-Leyva Cartel