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Mexico's New Batman Vigilante Looks a Lot Like a Cartel
The Batman de Lagos de Moreno hunts motorcycle thieves in Jalisco and is acclaimed online. But his methods all point in a different direction.
3 hrs ago
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Chris Dalby
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The Banking Scandal That Could Bring Down Brazil’s President Lula
Banco Master created the biggest banking scandal in Brazil and its ramifications stretch all the way to Lula at the top.
Jun 24
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Chris Dalby
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How Cattle Smugglers Brought a Flesh-Eating Parasite Back to America
Washington spent decades and a fortune driving this parasite into the Panama jungle. A criminalised cattle trade undid the work in three years. World of…
Jun 18
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Chris Dalby
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What Niño Guerrero's Death Means for Tren de Aragua, Latin America, and the US
The killing of Tren de Aragua’s founder removes the gang’s most important symbol, but its foreign cells, splinter factions and copycats remain a threat.
Jun 13
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Chris Dalby
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Why Belize's Gang Crisis Has Left the Country Flat Out of Ideas
Belize has had its seventh state of emergency since 2018. The gang war that triggered it is unresolved and the country's most profitable criminal…
Jun 12
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Chris Dalby
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Too Big to Hide: Six Lessons from the Largest Cocaine Seizure in History
30 tons of cocaine were on a cargo ship bought specially, organized by a Dutch trafficker living in Sierra Leone, and bound for Libya. World of Crime…
Jun 8
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Chris Dalby
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Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Fading Influence of El Chapo Guzmán's Family
The name Guzmán is cartel royalty. But every dynasty dwindles. Despite the Chapitos being one of Mexico's most powerful factions, arrests, killings, and…
Jun 5
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Chris Dalby
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How d’Artagnan’s Bones Became a Crime Scene
The famous Musketeer's remains may have been found under a church in the Netherlands. The man who found them refused to give them up. This is the full…
Jun 3
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Chris Dalby
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May 2026
Nine Takeaways from Cuba's Raúl Castro Being Indicted for Murder
The US’ decision to charge 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder on 20 May, 2026, was no coincidence.
May 21
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Chris Dalby
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The 10 Worst Criminal Cases Viktor Orbán Leaves Behind in Hungary
Billions in embezzled contracts, EU secrets leaked directly to Moscow, a devastated media landscape, corruption as the basic lifeblood of government …
May 13
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Chris Dalby
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The Fall of Andriy Yermak, Ukraine's Second Most Powerful Man
President Zelensky's former chief of staff was the man who ran much of wartime Ukraine. He is charged with embezzling millions. What happens next? And…
May 12
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Chris Dalby
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The US Goes After Cuba's GAESA, the Castros' Criminal Piggy Bank
For decades, the Castros and their allies have lived lavishly off one Cuban state-owned corporation, funded by forced labour, oil smuggling, taxing…
May 10
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Chris Dalby
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