Cártel del Noreste
activecartelUS FTOOrigin: Tamaulipas/Coahuila, Mexico · aka CDN, Northeast Cartel, Zetas successor
Notes
Successor to Los Zetas. Nuevo Laredo plaza. Notorious paramilitary discipline.
Leadership
Treviño Morales family successors after Z-40 and Z-42 extraditions.
Primary activities
fentanylextortionfuel theftmigrant smuggling
Legitimate-industry exposure
USMCA tracker →- Fuel / huachicolCore· Fuel tap (huachicol)
Pemex pipeline taps along the border; CDN runs dedicated huachicol cells with their own tank-truck fleet.
- Manufacturing / maquilaCore· Kidnapping
Maquila workers, executives, and US nationals kidnapped along the Reynosa-Matamoros-Nuevo Laredo corridor; signature CDN income stream.
- Trucking / cargoSignificant· Cargo theft
Mex 85 / Mex 40 hijackings; targets electronics, appliances, alcohol.