Drug Cartels
In Mexico, One Cartel Is Cleared, but Others Storm In
EL AGUAJE, Mexico — Antonio had grown limes and raised cattle on his farm in western Mexico for years, managing to eke out a living by following a rule he and many others in Michoacán, one of Mexico’s most violent states, had always known: Leave the narco-trafficking routes alone and no harm would come their […]
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Drugs, Planes, Bail: The Wild Story of George Jones’s Lost Recordings
Decades later, it remains something of a mystery how in 1966 George Jones and his band ended up at Nugget Studios, a backwater building just north of Nashville that advertised itself as a place for “country music recorded in the quiet of the country at country prices.” Jones, a country music legend in the making, […]
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Why Daniel Kinahan is Being Disavowed By Boxing Promoters
According to Bob Arum, the founder of United States-based boxing promoter Top Rank, Top Rank paid Kinahan over $4 million in consulting fees for four Fury fights it promoted between 2019 and 2021, showcasing Kinahan’s involvement in the highest levels of boxing. Fury is fighting against Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday […]
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Along Mexico’s Riviera Maya, Tourists, Drugs and Violence
Since the outbreak of violence in tourist areas, Quintana Roo law enforcement officials have moved quickly to announce arrests in each case. In December, an additional contingent of about 1,500 members of Mexico’s National Guard began patrolling the beaches in a sign of how seriously the federal government has taken the threat to Mexico’s tourist […]
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U.S. Temporarily Bans Avocados From Mexico, Citing Threat
Whether smeared on toast, added to a salad or topping a burrito, the avocado has become a staple in the diets of many Americans. But the creamy fruit could become more difficult to find. The United States decided late last week to temporarily block all imports of avocados from Mexico after a verbal threat was […]
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On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Built on the ashes of 10 years of war in Syria, an illegal drug industry run by powerful associates and relatives of President Bashar al-Assad has grown into a multibillion-dollar operation, eclipsing Syria’s legal exports and turning the country into the world’s newest narcostate. Its flagship product is captagon, an illegal, addictive […]
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