Artistas Asesinos

Mexican street gang

Criminal organization

Artistas Asesinos
Founded	2008
Founding location	Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Years active	2008 - Present
Territory	Chihuahua, Mexico
Ethnicity	Mexican
Activities	Murder, drug trafficking, arms trafficking
Allies	Sinaloa Cartel
Rivals	Barrio Azteca

Artistas Asesinos (also known as Doble A or AA) is a Mexican street gang that works as an enforcement wing of the Sinaloa Cartel in Ciudad Juárez.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Wilkinson, Tracy; Sanchez, Cecilia (March 5, 2009). "20 killed in riot at Ciudad Juarez prison". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
^ ""Artistas Asesinos", el brazo armado del Cártel de Sinaloa que secuestra y mata en Juárez". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-08-28. Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

Mexican drug war (2006–present)

Names in italics represent dead or arrested individuals.

Timeline

Federal forces
Mexican Army Mexican Air Force Mexican Navy Fuerzas Especiales (special forces) Policía Federal Ministerial SEIDO (organized crime investigation) Federal Police National Guard

Beltrán-Leyva Cartel

disbanded 2010
Armed wings	Los Mazatlecos South Pacific Cartel
Founders	Arturo Beltrán Leyva Alfredo Beltrán Leyva Carlos Beltrán Leyva Edgar Valdez Villarreal Sergio Villarreal Barragán Héctor Beltrán Leyva
Leaders	Héctor Beltrán Leyva Fausto Isidro Meza Flores

La Familia Cartel

Disbanded 2011
Founders	Nazario Moreno González Carlos Rosales Mendoza Arnoldo Rueda Medina Dionisio Loya Plancarte Rafael Cedeño Hernández Alberto Espinoza Barrón Enrique Plancarte Solís José de Jesús Méndez Vargas Servando Gómez Martínez

Gulf Cartel

Factions	Los Metros Los Rojos
Founders	Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Juan García Abrego
Leaders	Óscar Malherbe de León Osiel Cárdenas Guillén Antonio Cárdenas Guillén Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez Mario Ramírez Treviño Homero Cárdenas Guillén

Juárez Cartel

Armed wings	La Línea
Founders	Rafael Aguilar Guajardo Pablo Acosta Villarreal Amado Carrillo Fuentes
Leaders	Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Juan Pablo Ledezma

Knights Templar Cartel

Armed wings	La Resistencia
Founders	Enrique Plancarte Solís Servando Gómez Martínez
Leaders	Enrique Plancarte Solís Servando Gómez Martínez Nazario Moreno González

Sinaloa Cartel

Armed wings	Gente Nueva Jalisco New Generation Cartel Los Ántrax Artistas Asesinos
Founders	Héctor Luis Palma Salazar Adrián Gómez González Joaquín Guzmán Loera Ismael Zambada García
Leaders	Joaquín Guzmán Loera Ismael Zambada García Juan José Esparragoza Moreno Ignacio Coronel Villarreal

Tijuana Cartel

Founders	Ramón Arellano Félix Benjamín Arellano Félix Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix Carlos Arellano Félix Eduardo Arellano Félix Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Leaders	Enedina Arellano Félix Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano Edgardo Leyva Escandón

Los Zetas

Founders	Arturo Guzmán Decena Jaime González Durán Jesús Enrique Rejón Aguilar Heriberto Lazcano Galindo Mellado Cruz
Leaders	Heriberto Lazcano Miguel Treviño Morales Omar Treviño Morales

Jalisco New Generation Cartel

Founders	Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes Érick Valencia Salazar Abigael González Valencia Martín Arzola Ortega
Leaders	Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes Jorge Luis Mendoza Cárdenas Érick Valencia Salazar Martín Arzola Ortega Rubén Oseguera González Abigael González Valencia Antonio Oseguera Cervantes Elvis González Valencia Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez Gerardo González Valencia José González Valencia Rosalinda González Valencia

Other cartels and drug lords
Corrupt officials

Other cartels	Guadalajara Sonora Colima Oaxaca Milenio Los Rojos Nueva Plaza Santa Rosa de Lima Los Negros Los Viagras Independent Acapulco
Early drug lords	Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Rafael Caro Quintero Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo Héctor Luis Palma Salazar Jesús Amezcua Contreras Pedro Avilés Pérez Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Juan García Ábrego
Corrupt officials	Miguel Nazar Haro José de Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo Arturo Durazo Moreno Noé Ramírez Mandujano Raúl Salinas de Gortari Julio César Godoy Toscano Tomás Yarrington

Projects
Operations

Projects	Coronado Delirium Gunrunner Shadowfire Southern Tempest Wildfire
Operations	Baja California Bishop Black Swan Blue Storm Chihuahua Community Shield Coyote Diablo Express Escorpión Fast and Furious Jump Start Kruz Control Lince Norte Michoacán Nuevo León-Tamaulipas Phalanx Quintana Roo Sinaloa Solare Terminus Wide Receiver Xcellerator

Massacres
Deaths

Massacres

Deaths

Politicians killed
Journalists and media workers killed
Enrique Camarena (DEA agent)
Rodolfo Torre Cantú (physician / politician)
Édgar Eusebio Millán Gómez (police commander)
Jaime Jorge Zapata (US agent)

Books
Other topics

Books	Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico's Drug Wars El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency The Fight to Save Juárez
Other topics	Allegations of CIA drug trafficking Blog del Narco Juárez house of death Most-wanted Mexican drug lords Piracy on Falcon Lake War on Drugs Narco-submarine Narco tank Manhunt of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (2001–2014) 2015 Amado checkpoint protest 2018 Chimney Canyon shootout