United States Drug Enforcement Administration

The most significant drug-related threat to Wisconsin is posed by Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTO), particularly the Cartel de Sinaloa (CDS) and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Mexican DTOs dominate the wholesale supply of illicit opioids (both fentanyl and heroin), cocaine, methamphetamine, and Mexico-grown marijuana in the state. The current threat across the state is the availability, distribution, and abuse of fentanyl, followed by methamphetamine. Heroin and marijuana availability, while high, have remained stable. Some local production of methamphetamine continues, particularly in the western and northeastern portions of the state; however, the amount of activity and quantities produced are very low. Mexican DTOs control most of the wholesale transportation, distribution, and bulk sales, while loosely organized street gangs control street-level distribution of most drugs. The violence associated with many of these groups, particularly in areas in and around Milwaukee, is of particular concern to law enforcement