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Oil: in the crosshairs of Mexico’s drug cartels?
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Report summary
Mexico's counter narcotics strategy, while netting cartel leaders, has created a more destabilised environment after cartels split into more frenetic smaller organisations that have chased new revenue streams in extortion, kidnapping, and pipeline tapping. Though there are risks, the situation appears better than in other jurisdictions around the world. As oil and gas ramps up, cartels could see the sector as a source of revenue as long as authorities continue to clamp down on drug trafficking.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- The cartel "franchise" model
- The battle for Tamaulipas
- Veracruz - at a crossroads
- Tabasco, the next battleground?
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The risks to oil operations and personnel
- Personnel
- Operations
- Conclusion
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Mexico's Gulf CoastMexico's Gulf Coast cartels and their affiliatesMonthly reported homicides - selected statesReported kidnappings - selected statesQ1 reported pipeline theft - selected states
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