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Caro Quintero Extradited to U.S., Facing Drug Trafficking Charges
Rafael Caro Quintero, a key figure in the Guadalajara Cartel responsible for the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. on Thursday, facing drug trafficking charges and arraignment in a New York federal court on Friday. This follows his 2022 recapture after...
Caro Quintero Extradited to U.S., Facing Drug Trafficking Charges
Rafael Caro Quintero, a key figure in the Guadalajara Cartel responsible for the 1985 murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. on Thursday, facing drug trafficking charges and arraignment in a New York federal court on Friday. This follows his 2022 recapture after...
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40% Bias Score
Wife of Cartel Boss Released from Mexican Prison
Rosalinda Gonzalez, wife of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, was released from a Mexican prison on Thursday after serving over half of her five-year sentence for money laundering, despite a $15 million U.S. bounty on her husband's head; this occurred on the same day 29 drug...
Wife of Cartel Boss Released from Mexican Prison
Rosalinda Gonzalez, wife of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, was released from a Mexican prison on Thursday after serving over half of her five-year sentence for money laundering, despite a $15 million U.S. bounty on her husband's head; this occurred on the same day 29 drug...
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52% Bias Score
Mexico's Opportunity: Turning Trump's Threats into Bilateral Gains
Trump's tariff threats against Mexico and Canada led to a 30-day extension after Mexico deployed 10,000 National Guard troops. Mexico now has an opportunity to proactively address security, migration, and trade concerns through joint US-Mexico initiatives.
Mexico's Opportunity: Turning Trump's Threats into Bilateral Gains
Trump's tariff threats against Mexico and Canada led to a 30-day extension after Mexico deployed 10,000 National Guard troops. Mexico now has an opportunity to proactively address security, migration, and trade concerns through joint US-Mexico initiatives.
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40% Bias Score
Mexico Negotiates with U.S. to Avert 25% Tariff Threat
Facing a threatened 25% tariff on its exports, Mexico is holding intensive talks with the U.S., emphasizing its crackdown on drug cartels (13,000 arrests, 6,500 firearms, 1.2 tons of fentanyl seized since October) and deployment of 10,000 National Guard at the border to curb illegal immigration, whi...
Mexico Negotiates with U.S. to Avert 25% Tariff Threat
Facing a threatened 25% tariff on its exports, Mexico is holding intensive talks with the U.S., emphasizing its crackdown on drug cartels (13,000 arrests, 6,500 firearms, 1.2 tons of fentanyl seized since October) and deployment of 10,000 National Guard at the border to curb illegal immigration, whi...
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48% Bias Score
El Mayo Zambada Seeks Clemency, Highlighting Drug War's Human Cost
Ismael Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, requested clemency from the Mexican government to avoid a potential death sentence in the US, highlighting the human cost of cartel violence and sparking debate on the effectiveness of capital punishment in the drug war.
El Mayo Zambada Seeks Clemency, Highlighting Drug War's Human Cost
Ismael Zambada, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, requested clemency from the Mexican government to avoid a potential death sentence in the US, highlighting the human cost of cartel violence and sparking debate on the effectiveness of capital punishment in the drug war.
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60% Bias Score
Netherlands, UK Fuel Deadly Kush Epidemic in Sierra Leone
A report by Clingendael and Global Initiative reveals that the Netherlands and the UK are the main suppliers of Kush, a deadly synthetic drug causing an epidemic in Sierra Leone, with a 300kg shipment seized from the Netherlands in 2024, and government officials allegedly involved in the import.
Netherlands, UK Fuel Deadly Kush Epidemic in Sierra Leone
A report by Clingendael and Global Initiative reveals that the Netherlands and the UK are the main suppliers of Kush, a deadly synthetic drug causing an epidemic in Sierra Leone, with a 300kg shipment seized from the Netherlands in 2024, and government officials allegedly involved in the import.
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40% Bias Score
Mexico Extraditions Preempt U.S. Tariffs
Mexico extradited 29 cartel members to the U.S., including Rafael Caro Quintero, days before potential 25% tariffs on Mexican imports, in a move observers see as a response to President Trump's pressure regarding drug trafficking.
Mexico Extraditions Preempt U.S. Tariffs
Mexico extradited 29 cartel members to the U.S., including Rafael Caro Quintero, days before potential 25% tariffs on Mexican imports, in a move observers see as a response to President Trump's pressure regarding drug trafficking.
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44% Bias Score
Turkish Drug Smuggling Acquittal Highlights Judicial Corruption
A Turkish truck driver's discovery of 900 kg of captagon and 72 kg of hashish led to a corruption investigation involving a judge, lawyer, and politician, resulting in the acquittal of the accused drug smugglers despite strong evidence, raising concerns about systemic issues within the Turkish justi...
Turkish Drug Smuggling Acquittal Highlights Judicial Corruption
A Turkish truck driver's discovery of 900 kg of captagon and 72 kg of hashish led to a corruption investigation involving a judge, lawyer, and politician, resulting in the acquittal of the accused drug smugglers despite strong evidence, raising concerns about systemic issues within the Turkish justi...
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60% Bias Score
Mexican Woman Extradited to Georgia on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
A 60-year-old Mexican woman, Irma Elvira Cruz, was extradited from Mexico to Georgia and arraigned on federal charges for her alleged role in testing and transporting a large cocaine shipment from Colombia to Atlanta between 2013 and 2016, resulting in a significant drug seizure in Costa Rica in 201...
Mexican Woman Extradited to Georgia on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
A 60-year-old Mexican woman, Irma Elvira Cruz, was extradited from Mexico to Georgia and arraigned on federal charges for her alleged role in testing and transporting a large cocaine shipment from Colombia to Atlanta between 2013 and 2016, resulting in a significant drug seizure in Costa Rica in 201...
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44% Bias Score
Dutch Cocaine Kingpin Sentenced to 13 Years in Absentia
Dutch criminal Jos L. received a 13-year sentence in absentia from a Belgian court for orchestrating a failed 2023 attempt to steal 10 tons of cocaine (€250 million street value) from Belgian customs; multiple accomplices also received prison sentences.
Dutch Cocaine Kingpin Sentenced to 13 Years in Absentia
Dutch criminal Jos L. received a 13-year sentence in absentia from a Belgian court for orchestrating a failed 2023 attempt to steal 10 tons of cocaine (€250 million street value) from Belgian customs; multiple accomplices also received prison sentences.
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48% Bias Score
German Drug Kingpin Arrested in Spain After International Manhunt
Spanish Guardia Civil arrested a top German drug trafficker on February 19th, 2025, in Estepona, Spain, following an October 2024 operation that dismantled his organization, seizing 300 kg of drugs, €430,000, and weapons; he possessed false documents and additional drugs upon arrest.
German Drug Kingpin Arrested in Spain After International Manhunt
Spanish Guardia Civil arrested a top German drug trafficker on February 19th, 2025, in Estepona, Spain, following an October 2024 operation that dismantled his organization, seizing 300 kg of drugs, €430,000, and weapons; he possessed false documents and additional drugs upon arrest.
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36% Bias Score
Sheinbaum Faces Accusations of Ties to "El Mayo" Zambada's Lawyers
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena party are facing accusations of ties to lawyers representing drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, after photos emerged showing her with them. The opposition PAN party alleges hypocrisy, pointing to a past award given to one of the lawyers by a PAN me...
Sheinbaum Faces Accusations of Ties to "El Mayo" Zambada's Lawyers
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her Morena party are facing accusations of ties to lawyers representing drug lord Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, after photos emerged showing her with them. The opposition PAN party alleges hypocrisy, pointing to a past award given to one of the lawyers by a PAN me...
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48% Bias Score
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