drug cartels

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, drug cartels has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Jan 2026 on Morning Wire. The Mexico segment centers on cartel leadership, violence, and U.S.-Mexico counter-cartel coordination.

A drug cartel is a criminal organization composed of independent drug lords who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the illegal drug trade. Drug cartels form with the purpose of controlling the supply of the illegal drug trade and maintaining prices at a high level. The formations of drug cartels are common in Latin American countries. Rivalries between multiple drug cartels cause them to wage turf wars against each other. The term "narcotics cartel" is sometim

drug cartels at a glance
Mentioned in2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heardJan 2026 on Morning Wire
FieldOrganized crime / security

What do podcasts say about drug cartels?

2 quotes from Georgia How, recorded on Megyn Kelly and Morning Wire.

  • Inter agency group focused on collecting intel related to drug cartels...
    Megyn Kelly · · Hear it
  • Trump says we're going to hit drug cartels in Mexico.
    Georgia How · Morning Wire · · Hear it

How do different shows talk about drug cartels?

2 shows discussed drug cartels in these episodes.

Who talks about drug cartels on podcasts?

Georgia How brought up drug cartels; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on Megyn Kelly.

What is drug cartels mentioned alongside?

drug cartels is most often mentioned alongside Donald Trump, Haliscoco New Generation Cartel and Melania Trump.

Criticized by: Donald Trump

Affiliated with: Haliscoco New Generation Cartel

Mentioned together: Melania Trump, fentanyl, conspiracy count, Sigalit Landau, US State Department, Olympic gold, Anthony Guelme, Brett Skile, Caroline Levitt, Nathan McKinnon