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A major drug cartel enforcer was recently arrested as he tried entering the Netherlands, and the telling photos of his exploits he posted to Twitter may aid in his prosecution. Jose Rodrigo Arechiga Gamboa, 23, is a big hitter for the Sinaloa cartel No.2 Ismael “Mayo” Zambada. He’s touted as the leader of the “Anthrax” […]

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Mexican vigilantes, armed and willing to fight, seized a town in Michoacan after a bloody firefight with drug cartel Sunday, gaining ground in the violent struggle to reclaim their territories. Hundreds of “self-defense groups” donned their battle gear and boarded pickup trucks, riding off towards Nueva Italia. As they neared the Knights Templar-controlled city, gunfire […]

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Sarafin Zambada Ortiz, son of the second in command for Mexico’s most prominent cartel, was detained last week and his social media accounts illuminate his life in the criminal underworld. According to Business Insider, the 23-year-old, who is the son of the Sinaloa Cartel’s logistical chief, tried crossing from Mexico to Arizona on foot. But […]

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Former drug kingpin 63-year-old Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix was fatally shot by a gun-wielding clown at a family gathering in the tourist area of Cabo San Lucas. According to CNN, the attack was carried out by two men, one of whom was reported to have been dressed like a clown. Felix was shot in the […]

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