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| Name | Gulf Cartel |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Founding Location | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| Founded By | Juan Nepomuceno Guerra, Juan García Abrego |
| Years Active | 1970s-present |
| Territory | Mexico:
Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Nuevo León
United States:
Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Illinois, Florida |
| Ethnic Makeup | Mexican, Guatemalans |
| Criminal Activities | Drug trafficking, extortion, people smuggling, money laundering, kidnapping, murder, arms trafficking |
| Allies | Sinaloa Cartel, Knights Templar |
| Rivals | Los Zetas, Juárez Cartel, Beltran-Leyva Cartel, Tijuana Cartel, Los Negros |
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The Gulf Cartel (Spanish: Cártel del Golfo) is one of the most powerful drug cartels in Mexico, and perhaps the oldest organized crime group in the country. It is currently based in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, but it also has significant presence in 13 states around Mexico, with important areas of operation in the cities of Nuevo Laredo, Miguel Alemán, Reynosa and Matamoros in the northern state of
Tamaulipas; it also has important operations in the states of Nuevo León and in Michoacán. Cities like Tampico and Nuevo Laredo are still disputed plazas between the Gulf Cartel and The Zetas. The Gulf Cartel traffics cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin across the U.S.-Mexico border to major cities in the United States. The group is known for its violent methods and intimidation.
Aside from earning money from the sales of narcotics, the cartel also imposes "taxes" on anyone passing narcotics or aliens through Gulf Cartel territory. The cartel is also known to operate protection rackets, extorting money from local businesses and to kidnap for ransom money.
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