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Sinaloa Cartel member talks to Al Jazeera about faction war
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Sinaloa Cartel member talks to Al Jazeera about faction war

A member of Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa Cartel has told Al Jazeera that the civil war between rival factions won't be end

Death toll rises to 36 after India pharmaceutical factory blast, fire | Workers’ Rights News
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Death toll rises to 36 after India pharmaceutical factory blast, fire | Workers’ Rights News

Another 36 workers remain in hospital with burns and other injuries after the blast and fire at the Sigachi factory. At least 36...

Mexican authorities find 20 bodies, some decapitated, in Sinaloa state | Crime News
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Mexican authorities find 20 bodies, some decapitated, in Sinaloa state | Crime News

Incident is latest in months of intense violence between rival drug cartel members. Twenty bodies, several of them decapitated, have been found on...

UK authorities seize more than two tonnes of cocaine in ‘one of largest’ busts | Drugs News
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UK authorities seize more than two tonnes of cocaine in ‘one of largest’ busts | Drugs News

United Nations report says global cocaine trade thriving, with 25 million users around the world in 2023. Border authorities in United Kingdom have...

Former Venezuelan spymaster pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges | Courts News
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Former Venezuelan spymaster pleads guilty to US drug trafficking charges | Courts News

Hugo Carvajal pleads guilty to four criminal counts including narcoterrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine. A former director of Venezuelan military intelligence has...

Thailand moves to re-criminalise cannabis in blow to bn industry | Business and Economy News
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Thailand moves to re-criminalise cannabis in blow to $1bn industry | Business and Economy News

The order to restrict cannabis use for medical purposes only must pass another hurdle before becoming law. The Thai government is moving to...

Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader | Crime News
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Ecuador captures ‘Fito’, country’s most wanted fugitive gang leader | Crime News

Jose Adolfo Macias, alias ‘Fito’, is due to be extradited to the US on drug trafficking and weapons smuggling charges. The fugitive leader...

US sanctions Mexican banks, alleging connections to cartel money laundering | Crime News
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US sanctions Mexican banks, alleging connections to cartel money laundering | Crime News

Mexican Finance Ministry says it has not received evidence to support claims against CIBanco, Intercam and Vector banks. The United States has imposed...

Gunmen kill 11 at religious festival in Mexico’s Guanajuato state | Conflict News
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Gunmen kill 11 at religious festival in Mexico’s Guanajuato state | Conflict News

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum decries shooting at Irapuato festival as ‘deplorable’ and promises investigation. A gun attack during a religious celebration in central Mexico...