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Ecuador just caught one of Peru's top drug dealers after noticing his name...
Ecuadorian authorities extradited accused Peruvian drug trafficker Gerald Oropeza after spotting him walking on a boardwalk in the coastal city of Salinas, Ecauador and reading his name tattooed on his...
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Meet the Peruvian man accused of fueling Europe’s coke habit
For Peruvians, Gerald Oropeza is a real-life Scarface.He's even known here by the nickname "Tony Montana"— after Al Pacino’s powerful drug lord role.His recent downfall, however, was nothing like the...
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There's a prospect for peace in Latin America's longest war
A pledge from Colombia's government and FARC rebels to end Latin America's longest war by next March brought both applause and doubts among a people bruised by 51 years of death, disappearances and...
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Arrests show arrival of Barrio 18 gang in Italy
The recent capture of alleged Barrio 18 gang members in Italy confirms the spread of the Central American mara gangs in Europe, but questions remains as to whether this means they are now truly...
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Mexico extradites 13 high-profile accused crime bosses to the US
The Mexican government on Wednesday extradited 13 accused members of organized crime groups to the United States, including Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "La Barbie," a key figure in the rise and...
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Mexico clash may have involved 'extrajudicial killings': rights body
An international human rights body on Friday called for Mexico to investigate a clash between security forces and alleged gang members that killed 43 people, citing testimony suggesting it had included...
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Colombia confirms death of narco-guerrilla 'Megateo'
Security forces announced they had finally killed the leader of a guerrilla group dedicated to drug trafficking along the Venezuelan border, who had built up his splinter faction into a drug...
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Marijuana-related arrests occur with shocking frequency in the US
Approximately one marijuana-related arrest happens every 45 seconds in the U.S., according to federal data released this week.The data included in the Uniform Crime Report, released by the Federal...
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Colombia’s local elections are a mess — and the voting hasn’t even started yet
Colombia made a tremendous stride in September toward ending its half-century conflict when it reached a deal to make peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group within six...
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A former Army Ranger sniper reviews 'Sicario' — a new movie about Mexican...
Sometimes I wonder what would scare Americans more: the myth of a hyper-competent American military-industrial complex secretly plotting and scheming, or the reality of the US military and intelligence...
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American authorities just busted an extremely elaborate Puerto Rican cocaine...
American authorities arrested and charged 37 alleged cocaine dealers on Wednesday, accusing them of orchestrating an elaborate smuggling operation that saw mules fly from Puerto Rico the US carrying...
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Venezuela leader condemns 'imperialist' attacks after drug arrests
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday condemned what he called imperialist attacks and ambushes after two nephews of his wife were arrested in Haiti and taken to the...
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Mexican government: 'El Chapo' Guzmán paid 'a very high amount of money' for...
The Mexican attorney general released more details from the government's investigation of Sinaloa drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's high-profile prison escape in July, though she refrained from...
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The formula for Mexicans to make drug money is hard to beat
In this excerpt from "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," journalist Ioan Grillo explains the finances of the Mexican drug war.The formula for Mexicans to make drug money is hard to...
View ArticleEl Chapo was sending flirty texts to a Mexican TV star before he got captured
Ever since Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was recaptured by Mexican authorities, new details have been released about what led up to the drug trafficker's arrest.First, when Rolling Stone released an...
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Mexico is beefing up security at the jail housing 'El Chapo'
Deeply concerned that the world's most notorious drug kingpin, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, could escape for a third time, Mexico has beefed up security at his prison, reinforcing the floor of his cell...
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Colombian drug traffickers smuggled 17 pounds of heroin and cocaine on a...
Two Colombians ran a major heroin and cocaine smuggling operation to New York aboard the Royal Spanish Navy’s official training ship, paying thousands of dollars in bribes to midshipmen on the vessel,...
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A Canadian was sentenced to life for smuggling 22,000 pounds of marijuana...
Running a marijuana-smuggling operation into the U.S. has left the two Canadian men with a lifetime behind bars. The first was sentenced to life-in-prison earlier this month and now the second will...
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Drug traffickers are making millions shipping Colorado marijuana to other states
Seeking a safe haven in Colorado's legal marijuana marketplace, illegal drug traffickers are growing weed among the state's sanctioned pot warehouses and farms, then covertly shipping it elsewhere and...
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The US has arrested Hezbollah members on charges of sending drug money to Syria
Members of the Hezbollah militant group were arrested on charges they used millions of dollars from the sale of cocaine in the United States and Europe to purchase weapons in Syria, the U.S. Drug...
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