The Heiress of a Cartel Makes an Alliance with Los Chapitos: the Pact of the Arellano Felix and the Guzmán

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An accountant by profession and the only woman who leads a cartel, Enedina Arellano Félix has been able to forge alliances. Taking advantage of the financial muscle of the Sinaloa Cartel and the internal war that it has maintained since 2025, the leader of the criminal organization of the Arellano Félix, allied herself with the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, his former adversary. The risky movement has redrawn the alliances and power structu…