Sky News published this video item, entitled “Who are the Mexican drug cartels?” – below is their description.
They make billions of dollars smuggling drugs and illicit goods across the border into the United States. But who are the powerful Mexican drug cartels?
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Mexico became an independent nation state after the successful Mexican War of Independence against Spain in 1821.
Mexico is a developing country, but has the world’s 15th-largest economy by nominal GDP and the 11th-largest by PPP, with the United States being its largest economic partner. Since 2006, a conflict between the government and drug trafficking syndicates has led to over 120,000 deaths.
Mexico receives a significant number of tourists every year; in 2018, it was the 6th most-visited country in the world, with 39 million international arrivals.
