Why is a drug cartel called a cartel?

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A cartel, as I seemed to remember from my macroeconomics courses, is a group of enterprises and firms working together to limit competition and fix prices.

Why are drug cartels called cartels then, if they compete with each other and engage in gang wars?

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Cartel:
> A combination of independent business organizations formed to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members.

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