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A news media "shorthand" word used to describe the Mexican drug gangs smuggling illegal narcotics (and other things) into the US. Very much like the word "Mafia" is used to loosely describe the Italian controlled crime families.

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A gang. but not your typical small town gang, A hardcore big mafia type of gang.

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Q: What is the Mexican drug cartel?
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