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The European Commission said it provisionally found that ten construction chemical groups and three trade bodies operated a cartel to raise prices following the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Individuals in the supply chain can also be replaced – even, according to the cartel members, ones as deeply and widely connected as Zhang is alleged to have been.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Iraq, in particular, has asked the cartel to raise production quotas to make up for the shortfall it incurred during the war in the Middle East, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said in late June.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

The latest message referenced Mexico’s president, and noted that the imprisoned cartel leader has not attempted “any type of escaping from the U.S.A.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Right before their eyes he had transformed his syndicate into an international cartel.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Some experts believe tighter scrutiny of traditional trafficking routes from Latin America may be one factor driving cartels to diversify their operations.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The executive order is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle Mexican drug cartels that includes the Jalisco New Genertion Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Colombia's president-elect said on Tuesday that he would accept an invitation for his country to join the "Shield of the Americas", a US-led alliance of Western Hemisphere countries created to combat criminal cartels and drug-trafficking.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Much of the world still thinks of Latin American organized crime in terms of cut-throat cocaine cartels and cavalier capos like Pablo Escobar.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Nothing could better illustrate the collective nature of this economic invasion than the history of the German cartels.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.