Tag: CARTELS

Cops Stole 20 Kilos of Coke From a Cartel, and Now They’re Being Hunted

Police officers guard a crime scene where a man was killed by gun fire in downtown Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on April 21, 2019. (GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images) TIJUANA, Mexico.— A Mexican drug cartel has killed at least six cops in Tijuana after local police officers stole a large cocaine cargo from a […]

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The 17 Best Drug Stories We Published in 2023

Looking back on the biggest stories of the year. We’ve published a hell of a lot of words about drugs this year. Our writers have ventured deep into the history of drug culture, gone on therapeutic retreats, interviewed world-leading experts, and uncovered the stories behind trends, crazes, crimes and moral panics. From the recreational to […]

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Hitmen Just Murdered 13 Police Officers in Mexico’s Heroin Heartlands

A Guerrero community police officer stands an illegal poppy field, in Heliodoro Castillo, Guerrero state, Mexico, on March 25, 2018. Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images. MEXICO CITY—A local security chief and 12 police officers were murdered in an ambush in the violence-ridden southern Mexican state of Guerrero on Monday, according to authorities.  The […]

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Peso Pluma, One of Mexico’s Biggest Stars, Threatened by CJNG Cartel Over El Chapo Songs

Mexican megastar Peso Pluma (R) has received threats over his El Chapo (L) songs. Photos via Getty.  MEXICO CITY— Mexican megastar Peso Pluma was all smiles on stage Sunday as the closing act of a two-day-long music festival in the nation’s capital. He held the mic towards the Mexico City crowd of an estimated 100,000 […]

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