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'El Chapo' has been locked up for 5 years, but business has never been better for the Sinaloa cartel
"US authorities used El Chapo's case to justify their presence in Mexico, but [his arrest] doesn't …
Luis Chaparro
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The man who got the FBI's fake messaging app off the ground says pulling off one of the biggest police stings in history wasn't the only goal
Andrew Young, who formerly oversaw Operation Trojan Shield, told Insider a primary goal was to send…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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US Space Force has fired its first shots of the drug war
A Space Force wildlife manager doing a sea-turtle nesting survey found an estimated $1.2 million wo…
Christopher Woody
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The wife of 'El Chapo,' Emma Coronel Aispuro, pleaded guilty to helping run his multi-billion dollar drug empire
Former beauty queen Emma Coronel Aispuro struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors. It's unclear …
Michelle Mark
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5G network can be misused for drug trafficking, money laundering, terror financing: Papers submitted at DGPs' meet
Warning against the vulnerabilities of the high-speed 5G telecom network, papers submitted at a key…
PTI
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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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Russia's synthetic drug use is skyrocketing as soldiers return from Ukraine with addictions and trafficking supply routes dwindle
Before the war, Russia served as a hub for cross-border flows of illicit products. Now, Russian gan…
Erin Snodgrass
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A new DEA map shows where cartels have influence in the US. Cartel operatives say 'it's bulls---'
"The members and leaders of the organization are in Mexico, not in the US," a Sinaloa Cartel operat…
Luis Chaparro
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The wife of the drug lord 'El Chapo' sought revenge for his infidelity by becoming a celebrity, says her biographer. Now in jail, she could be poised to betray the cartel boss.
"El Chapo" Guzmán's wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, was arrested Monday. The mobster's biographer think…
Joshua Zitser
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Mexico's Sinaloa cartel built an empire on cocaine, but it's betting on another drug to feed US appetites
"If they want harder drugs, we will produce them and smuggle them ... You have to give the client w…
Luis Chaparro
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US Navy helicopters and Coast Guard snipers are firing on suspected drug traffickers 'daily,' top admiral says
Coast Guard marksmen aboard Navy helicopters firing on suspected smugglers "is a daily event," the …
Christopher Woody
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Cocaine-stuffed shipments of bananas ended up at Canadian grocery stores due to a drug-trafficking mix-up
An investigation revealed the shipments of cocaine that British Colombia grocers kept receiving ori…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Step inside a Colombian jungle lab where coca leaf begin its journey to become cocaine
"This helps keep people alive. But no one is getting rich off this," one lab worker told journalist…
Toby Muse, "Kilo: Inside…
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I was sentenced to life in prison for a first-time offense. 21 years later, Kim Kardashian pushed for my release.
After she was sentenced to life for a first-time offense, Alice Johnson advocated for change within…
Yoonji Han
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Brittney Griner's wife categorically denied the drug trafficking charges that led to the WNBA superstar's detainment in Russia
Customs agents at a Moscow airport arrested the WNBA superstar in February after claiming they foun…
Meredith Cash
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The bizarre story of Carlos Lehder, the drug smuggler smarter and crazier than Pablo Escobar who was just released after 33 years in prison
Carlos Lehder was an innovator when it came to smuggling drugs. But his violence and fanaticism are…
Christopher Woody
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Suspected drug traffickers organized cocaine-stuffed shipments of tuna cans, pineapples, and bananas over a messaging app secretly run by the FBI
The FBI learned the inner workings of international criminal operations by secretly giving them an …
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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They started out as pioneering hip-hop moguls. They wound up building a drug empire.
Tupac, cocaine, and murder: the incredible saga of the Henchmen brothers
David Kushner
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The US and Mexico aren't on 'the same page' about cartels, and now thousands of people are fleeing to the US
"Mexico is now overwhelmed and out of capacity," a Catholic priest in southwest Mexico told Insider.