Durango
HighMexico · Mexican state · capital Durango
Situation
Part of the Golden Triangle (with Sinaloa & Chihuahua). Opium poppy & meth production. Spillover from Sinaloa civil war.
Trade exposure
USMCA tracker →- ActiveCattle / beef · SPS / sanitary· USDA APHISUSDA APHIS suspends Mexican cattle imports — New World ScrewwormNov 22, 2024 · ongoing
USDA halted live-cattle imports from Mexico after NWS detections moved north of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Sonora and Chihuahua exporters lost roughly USD 500M/month at peak. Partial reopenings rolled through 2025 contingent on screwworm-prevention protocols (sterile-fly releases, quarantine pens, dipping vats); Sonora ports of entry resumed first.
- MiningCore· Extortion / piso
Gold/silver mines across the 'golden triangle' (Sinaloa-Sonora-Durango) pay piso. Cananea copper mine (Grupo México) under periodic Salazar pressure.
- Agriculture (other)Significant· Direct production
Opium poppy cultivation in Sinaloa-Durango sierra; legacy Mayo Zambada base of operations.
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Active armed groups
- Cártel de Sinaloafentanylcocainemethamphetamineheroin