Mexican drug trafficking in the US

A week after Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa cartel, one of the world's top drug trafficking organizations, was arrested The Guardian published a map visualization that shows US counties which have been designated as high-intensity drug trafficking areas. The visualization also allows the user to see which cartels dominate each area and what drugs they are trafficking.


Mexican drug trafficking in the US

Source: The Guardian
URL: http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2014/feb/28/mexican-drug-trafficking-sinaloa-cartel
Date of Publication: Feb. 28, 2014
Authors: Unknown Authors

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