“A few miles west of downtown, past a terra-cotta-tiled gateway emblazoned with ‘Bienvenidos,’ the smells and sights of Mexico spill onto 26th Street. The Mexican tricolor waves from brick storefronts. Vendors offer authentic churros, chorizo and tamales.
Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood is home to more than 500,000 residents of Mexican descent and is known for its Cinco de Mayo festival and bustling Mexican Independence Day parade. But federal authorities say that Little Village is also home to something else: an American branch of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel.”
Source:U.S. cities become hubs of Mexican drug cartels – The Washington Post
