| Years active | 1980s-2010 |
|---|---|
| Territory | Caribbean Region, Colombia, Panama and Venezuela |
| Ethnicity | Colombians |
| Activities | Drug trafficking, money laundering, gun-running, terrorism, murder, bootlegging and prostitution |
The North Coast Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de la Costa or Cartel de la Costa Atlántica) was a drug cartel operating in northern Colombia between in 1980 and 2010, mostly controlling the area of the Colombian Caribbean coast illegal drug trade flow from other regions of Colombia and neighboring countries and local production. Its operations center was the city of Barranquilla. Other name was the Barranquilla Cartel (Spanish: Cartel de Barranquilla).