New Medellin Cartel

The New Medellin Cartel is a cartel formed in 1995 through the merger of almost all major cartels in Colombia following a large anti-drug campaign that backfired. The New Medellin Cartel is the main cartel operating in Colombia, Ecuador and northwest Brazil. It has been credited for starting the South American Drug Crisis. Despite its expansive size and vast wealth, many see the New Medellin Cartel as very unstable due to the multiple factions within it, as well as resistance against it by FARC.