Tijuana Cartel
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The Tijuana Cartel is a notorious Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tijuana Cartel canonical | 5 |
| Arellano Félix Organization | 1 |
| Cartel de Tijuana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6128720 — 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: Tijuana Cartel Context triple: [Mexican drug cartels, hasMember, Tijuana Cartel]
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A.
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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B.
Juárez Cartel
The Juárez Cartel is a major Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of key smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly through Ciudad Juárez.
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C.
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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D.
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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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E.
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.
- 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: Tijuana Cartel Target entity description: The Tijuana Cartel is a notorious Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border.
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A.
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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B.
Juárez Cartel
The Juárez Cartel is a major Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of key smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly through Ciudad Juárez.
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C.
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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D.
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
ⓘ
drug cartel ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Beltrán Leyva Cartel
ⓘ
linked to:
Beltrán-Leyva Cartel
Los Zetas ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arellano Félix Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
Tijuana Cartel
Cartel de Tijuana ⓘ
linked to:
Tijuana Cartel
Organización Arellano Félix ⓘ |
| basedIn | Tijuana ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| criminalMethod |
intimidation of rivals and authorities
ⓘ
use of hitmen ⓘ |
| designatedAs |
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin under the U.S. Kingpin Act
ⓘ
Transnational Criminal Organization by the United States ⓘ |
| familyControl | Arellano Félix family ⓘ |
| foundedInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| founder | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
Benjamín Arellano Félix
ⓘ
Eduardo Arellano Félix ⓘ
linked to:
Eduardo Arellano
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix ⓘ Ramón Arellano Félix ⓘ |
| knownFor |
public displays of violence
ⓘ
use of bribery and corruption of officials ⓘ use of torture ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementTarget |
Drug Enforcement Administration
ⓘ
Mexican federal authorities ⓘ |
| majorDrugTrafficked |
cocaine
ⓘ
heroin ⓘ marijuana ⓘ methamphetamine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
control of smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ extreme violence ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Baja California
ⓘ
Baja California Sur ⓘ U.S.–Mexico border region ⓘ northwestern Mexico ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| rival |
Gulf Cartel
ⓘ
Juárez Cartel ⓘ Los Zetas ⓘ Sinaloa Cartel ⓘ |
| smugglingRouteFocus |
California–Baja California border
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
San Diego–Tijuana corridor ⓘ
linked to:
Baja California border corridor
|
| status | weakened ⓘ |
| statusDescription | significantly fragmented due to arrests and killings of leaders ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tijuana Cartel Description of subject: The Tijuana Cartel is a notorious Mexican criminal organization known for drug trafficking, violence, and control of smuggling routes along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tijuana Cartel
linked to: Tijuana Cartel