Sonora Cartel
| Founded | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Founded by | Miguel Caro Quintero, Rafael Caro Quintero |
| Founding location | Mexico |
| Years active | 1987−2007 |
| Territory | Hermosillo, Agua Prieta, Guadalajara, Culiacán, Durango, Nayarit, Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada |
| Ethnicity | mostly Mexican |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering, extortion, murder and arms trafficking |
| Allies | Colombian drug cartels, Guadalajara Cartel |
The Sonora Cartel, also known as Caro Quintero Organization, was a Mexico based criminal cartel. Upon the cartel's disintegration, its leaders were incorporated into the Tijuana Cartel and Sinaloa Cartel.
By 2007, the Sonora Cartel, Colima Cartel, and Milenio Cartel became branches of the Sinaloa Cartel.