Hey, fellow NCarolinian!
There are still "Sicarios". Plenty of them work for the C_A, the Clintons, the FBI, and other US gov't "officials".
Drug cartel
Hitmen (Spanish: Sicarios): The armed group within the drug cartel, responsible for carrying out assassinations, kidnappings, thefts, and extortions, operating protection rackets, and defending their plaza (turf) from rival groups and the military.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_cartel