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LatAm Drug Traffickers Take Aim at New Zealand, Australia
A series of small seizures in which Argentine cocaine smugglers sought to reach New Zealand provides evidence of the growing appeal of Pacific markets for Latin...
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El Chapo Has Been Jailed for Life, But Is Mexico Better Off?
A US federal court has sentenced former Sinaloa Cartel capo Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera to life in prison, but in the drug lord’s absence, any semblance...
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Is the Jalisco Cartel Winning the Battle for Mexico’s Caribbean?
The brazen slaying of a trusted Sinaloa Cartel operative may look like just another symptom of rising violence along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, but a closer look...
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Migrants Easy Prey Under US ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program
A new set of migrant protocols implemented in the United States is requiring asylum seekers to wait out their court proceedings in various border towns in Mexico,...
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Mexico-Australia Meth Connection Reveals Fresh Crime Dynamics
Mexico crime groups are targeting Australia, where high methamphetamine prices are attracting traffickers willing to negotiate the long and difficult journey with...
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Mexico Cartel Presence in Colombia May Have Been Exaggerated
A series of arrests of alleged Mexican drug traffickers in Colombia has revived controversy over the establishment of foreign cartels in the South American country....
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Guatemala Presidential Candidate Solicited Sinaloa Cartel for Campaign Cash: US
US authorities have charged a Guatemalan presidential candidate with soliciting campaign funds from Mexico's Sinaloa...
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The Demons in the Sinaloa Cartel’s Closet
The arrest of Juan Guadalupe Jacobo Regalado, alias "El J3" or "El Chepa," in early April marks a significant blow against the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and marks an...
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The Sinaloa Cartel’s ‘El Mayo,’ Mexico’s Last True Capo
At the start of the fourth month of Mexico’s new government -- the so-called “Fourth Transformation” -- two feared capos have emerged as the kings of drug...