Sinaloa Cartel

Mexican drug cartel and terrorist organization
Organization mexican_cartel Q1586503
Sinaloa Cartel
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The Sinaloa Cartel is a Mexican cartel [1]. It was founded in 1987 [2].

The organization's founders include Héctor Luis Palma Salaza, Ismael Zambada, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno, and Joaquín Guzmán Loera . Its products include D-methamphetamine [3].

Sinaloa Cartel

Summary

Sinaloa Cartel is a Mexican cartel[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of mexican_cartel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,704 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sinaloa Cartel is in the country of Mexico[3].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's instance of is recorded as Mexican cartel[4].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[5].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's founder is recorded as Héctor Luis Palma Salaza[6].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's founder is recorded as Ismael Zambada[7].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's founder is recorded as Juan José Esparragoza Moreno[8].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's founder is recorded as Joaquín Guzmán Loera[9].
  • Sinaloa is named after Sinaloa Cartel[10].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's Commons category is recorded as Sinaloa Cartel[11].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's chairperson is recorded as Ismael Zambada[12].
  • Sinaloa Cartel comprises Q105543322[13].
  • 1987 marks the founding of Sinaloa Cartel[14].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sinaloa Cartel[15].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's product or material produced is recorded as D-methamphetamine[16].
  • Sinaloa Cartel's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+17825'}[17].

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Founding

Founders include Héctor Luis Palma Salaza[6], Ismael Zambada[7], Juan José Esparragoza Moreno[8], and Joaquín Guzmán Loera[9]. 1987 marks the founding of Sinaloa Cartel[14].

Leadership

Sinaloa Cartel's chairperson is recorded as Ismael Zambada[12].

Ownership

Sinaloa Cartel's product or material produced is recorded as D-methamphetamine[16].

Why It Matters

Sinaloa Cartel ranks in the top 5% of mexican_cartel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,704 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . tn.com.ar. tn.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → sinaloa-cartel
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: sinaloa-cartel, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959662|sinaloa cartel (#289959662)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 40
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu',
    Gnd id → 7740199-2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56499|batch #56499]]: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
  3. 4w ago · SSCreader · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Mexican drug cartel and terrorist organization
    Founder → Héctor Luis Palma Salaza, Ismael Zambada, Juan José Esparragoza Moreno +1
    Instance of → —
    Has parts → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2124]]: 17,825"
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