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The story of El Chapo's escape from prison in a laundry cart and his triumphant return to Sinaloa
In 2001, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug trafficker better known as El Chapo, dec…
Noah Hurowitz
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The wife of the notorious drug lord El Chapo is a former beauty queen who unwaveringly supports her husband
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, is accuTsed of helping plot her husband's escape from a Mexican prison in…
Kelly McLaughlin,Erin Snodgra…
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The wife of Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' was sentenced to 3 years in prison over her involvement in the drug cartel
"With all due respect, I address you today to express my true regret for any and all harm that I ma…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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The night the Lord of the Skies got away
In 1985, US agents had a chance to stop Mexico's top drug lord. Years later, evidence from that nig…
Noah Hurowitz
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18 bullet-ridden bodies discovered after suspected gunfight between the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels in northern Mexico
A shootout between rival drug cartels is the latest episode of bloodletting in the Zacatecas region…
Joshua Zitser
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Marijuana legalization has stalled in Mexico, but farmers and cartels are still making big plans to profit off a new market
"People want a more powerful, better quality weed, and we are putting a lot of money into this indu…
Luis Chaparro
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A judge ordered El Chapo's wife to be jailed after her first court appearance on drug trafficking charges
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was arrested Mond…
Jacob Shamsian,Reuters
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Recent beachside attacks reveal a new cartel turf war in some of Mexico's most popular tourist destinations
Mexican officials said the recent spike in violence is a consequence of a "turf war" among local ga…
Luis Chaparro
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The cocaine trade is booming, and smugglers have their eyes on a new market
According to a Sinaloa Cartel operator, a kilo of cocaine in Europe is worth double what it goes fo…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's cartels are finding new ways to get their hands on a new kind of gun
The flow of black-market weapons facilitates cartel turf wars and has driven killings in Mexico to …
Luis Chaparro
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Colombia's president says the latest kingpin to be captured is as big as Escobar. That may not be a good sign.
"What is worrisome after the arrest of Otoniel is not if he was bigger than Pablo Escobar," one exp…
Luis Chaparro
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'Like a flying ant': An operative describes how Mexico's cartels use drones to attack enemies and smuggle drugs
With a few rudimentary modifications, Mexican criminal groups can use commercial drones bought in t…
Luis Chaparro
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Mexico's cartels are experimenting with control of another part of the cocaine trade
Soldiers destroyed a coca plantation in southwest Mexico in February, another sign that cartels are…
Luis Chaparro
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Colombia's most powerful cartel is making millions 'helping' desperate migrants get through a deadly South American jungle
Clan del Golfo makes most of its money from cocaine, but with tens of thousands of migrants trekkin…
Luis Chaparro
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A first-class passenger told crew he would detonate a bomb unless the plane was diverted, later claiming that he thought cartel enforcers were waiting for him, authorities say
The note handed to an Alaska Airlines flight attendant said "If this plane lands in Seattle, I will…
Sinéad Baker
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Nine American Mormons died in a brutal ambush in Mexico. Here's the untold story of the hunt for justice by those left behind.
The bloody events of Nov. 4, 2019 outside the town of Bavispe, Mexico, remain shrouded in mystery, …
Ioan Grillo
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Mexico shows video of the capture of 'El Chapo' Guzman's son and the Sinaloa cartel's brutal fight to free him
Eight people were killed during the operation, according to the government, including five gunmen a…
Christopher Woody
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A major investigation in Arizona yielded $13 million worth of drugs, including 30 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more po…
Aditi Bharade
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Cat with a gang tattoo that says 'Made in Mexico' is looking for a new home after it was rescued from prison
The cat, who does not yet have a name, was taken into the care of animal rescue workers after autho…
Isobel van Hagen
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Mexican heroin is flooding the US, and the Sinaloa cartel is steering the flow
Gauging how many plants are actually destroyed is another matter however, as the number of them in …