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Mexico Captures Audias Flores Silva, the CJNG's Most Dangerous Man
At dawn on April 27, 2026, in the rural community of El Mirador in Nayarit, 120 Mexican Navy Special Forces troops moved on a cabin surrounded by…
Apr 28
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Chris Dalby
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Five Ways Ireland's Daniel Kinahan Changed the Global Drug Trade
Kinahan was one of the last "visible" drug lords. From drug deals with Hezbollah to forming a Super Cartel, from promoting boxing champions to a lavish…
Apr 19
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Chris Dalby
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Why is Former NYC Mayor Getting An Albanian Passport?
Eric Adams left New York under a cloud of controversy, after the Trump administration had all charges against him dismissed. But his curious obsession…
Apr 15
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Chris Dalby
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The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 3: The Washing Machine.
How the IRGC moves tens of billions through a shadow financial system that spans Dubai traders, Iraqi banks, Turkish gold dealers, and crypto.
Apr 13
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Chris Dalby
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The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 2: The Narco Corridor
From heroin and meth to captagon, the IRGC oversees one of the world's most profitable drug empires.
Apr 11
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Chris Dalby
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The Criminal Empire of Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Part 1: Global Oil Smugglers
How Iran’s Revolutionary Guards turned one of the world’s most valuable smuggling operation into the regime’s lifeline.
Apr 9
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Chris Dalby
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March 2026
The Great KitKat Heist is More Than a Meme
On 26 March 2026, a truck carrying 413,793 Formula 1–themed KitKat bars, roughly 12 tonnes of chocolate, vanished somewhere between a Nestlé factory in…
Mar 30
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Chris Dalby
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The Seven Lives of El Mencho
The founder of the CJNG was far more than the kingpin he became. His career spanned Escobar to El Chapo, California's crystal meth superlabs to China's…
Mar 25
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Chris Dalby
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Why Paraguay Just Granted Full Impunity to US Soldiers on its Territory
The landlocked South American country, after years of failure, seems to be planning for the US to lead its fight against drug trafficking groups like…
Mar 24
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Chris Dalby
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How the US Has Been Planning Military Operations in Ecuador for Months
US military forces may already be deployed to Ecuador to fight "terrorists", namely the Choneros and Lobos gangs. World of Crime explains how Quito and…
Mar 4
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Chris Dalby
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February 2026
How Colombian Mercenaries Spread Around the Globe
From Mexico to Afghanistan, from Ukraine to the UAE, thousands of well-trained Colombian soldiers are fighting and dying around the world as…
Feb 26
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Henry
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US and Mexico Have Very Different Interpretations of El Mencho's Death
The US narrative is that US intelligence located El Mencho, Mexico got him, both sides are safer. But when a kingpin dies with no plan for what comes…
Feb 24
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Chris Dalby
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