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Severed Pig Heads - Widespread Cartel Threats Against Mexican Police
NEWS
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3 SEP 2021
Criminal groups in Mexico are posting in public lists of police they plan to kill, and the message often comes with a macabre symbol -- a severed pig head.
How Mexico's Cartels Have Learned Military Tactics
NEWS
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2 SEP 2021
As violence has continued to rise in Mexico year after year, criminal groups have adopted an increasingly militarized approach to their tactics, weaponry and training.
Pablo Escobar
COLOMBIA
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30 AUG 2021
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was the pioneer in industrial-scale cocaine trafficking.
Religious Statuettes Branded as El Koki for Sale in Caracas
NEWS
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23 JUL 2021
Salesmen in Caracas have come up with an enterprising response to the Venezuelan capital’s descent into criminal warfare: selling devotional statuettes dressed like members of El Koki's gang.
'Somos.': One of Mexico's Worst Massacres Told Through its Victims
NEWS
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14 JUL 2021
The new Netflix series, “Somos.,” (We Are), offers a respectful but powerful look at the Allende massacre, one of the most brutal episodes of Mexico's war on organized crime, which…
No More Masks - Jalisco Cartel Members Reveal Their Faces
NEWS
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9 JUL 2021
A series of photos taken in a Mexican town, that has been the focal point of major criminal engagements this year, reportedly shows members of the CJNG with faces uncovered…
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