Jalisco

[hah-lees-kaw]

noun

1. a state in W Mexico. 31,152 sq. mi. (80,685 sq. km). Guadalajara.

Jalisco

/ xaˈlisko /

noun

1. a state of W Mexico, on the Pacific: crossed by the Sierra Madre; valuable mineral resources. Capital: Guadalajara. Pop: 6 321 278 (2000). Area: 80 137 sq km (30 934 sq miles)

Example Sentences

For four years, the Ecuadorean drug boss allied with Mexico’s Jalisco cartel moved among Dubai, Morocco and Spain, allegedly overseeing his drug empire and hit jobs back home—all while staying at the most exclusive hotels, Ecuador’s government said.

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Under Chavarria, the Wolves grew to become the country’s most powerful gang, backed by Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel, according to U.S. and Ecuadorean officials.

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In late August, Manzo went on social media to warn Uruapan residents that his municipal police had captured the local head of the powerful Jalisco cartel, and that as a result, gunmen had mobilized to enter the city.

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Thousands of people marched in Manzo’s funeral procession on Sunday, demanding that the federal government take action against the Jalisco cartel and rival gangs.

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Michoacán is now at the center of some of the most violent fighting in Mexico between the Jalisco cartel, the country’s most powerful organized-crime group, and the Cárteles Unidos, a coalition of local gangs.

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