Mexican Drug Cartels have teamed with the notorious Italian ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

Violent Mexican cartels that have killed thousands in a drug war at home this year are increasingly smuggling drugs to Europe by way of Africa.Under pressure from a government and army crackdown at home, the Mexican Drug Cartels are seeking new lucrative markets.Recent high-profile arrests of Mexicans around the globe show how the Gulf cartel and its main rival, the “Sinaloa Outfit” run by Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, are moving beyond their traditional market in the United States.A 15-month international drug sweep called “Project Reckoning” captured 500 Gulf cartel collaborators in the United States, Mexico and Italy, where the The powerfull Mexican Drug Cartels have teamed with the notorious Italian ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate.