US Deports Venezuelans, Frees Hostages in Deal with Maduro
On Monday, the US deported Venezuelan nationals to Caracas, including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua crime group, as part of a deal brokered by special envoy Richard Grenell that also secured the release of six American hostages held in Venezuela; in exchange, the Trump administration refrain...
US Deports Venezuelans, Frees Hostages in Deal with Maduro
On Monday, the US deported Venezuelan nationals to Caracas, including alleged members of the Tren de Aragua crime group, as part of a deal brokered by special envoy Richard Grenell that also secured the release of six American hostages held in Venezuela; in exchange, the Trump administration refrain...
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56% Bias Score
Son-in-Law of Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Favian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and money laundering in the U.S.-Mexico used-car market, impacting thousands of migrants.
Son-in-Law of Mexican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Favian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and money laundering in the U.S.-Mexico used-car market, impacting thousands of migrants.
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40% Bias Score
£20 Million Drug Smuggling Operation Nets Two Lengthy Prison Sentences
Eddie Burton and Sian Banks, aged 23 and 25, were convicted this week for a £20 million drug smuggling operation involving 307 kilos of heroin, cocaine, and ketamine; Burton started dealing drugs at age ten.
£20 Million Drug Smuggling Operation Nets Two Lengthy Prison Sentences
Eddie Burton and Sian Banks, aged 23 and 25, were convicted this week for a £20 million drug smuggling operation involving 307 kilos of heroin, cocaine, and ketamine; Burton started dealing drugs at age ten.
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68% Bias Score
Venezuelan Suspect Arrested in Colombia for Murder of Dissident
Alias Gocho, a Venezuelan member of the Tren de Aragua, was arrested in Colombia on Thursday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and murder of Venezuelan dissident Ronald Ojeda in Chile in February 2024; Chilean authorities will extradite him.
Venezuelan Suspect Arrested in Colombia for Murder of Dissident
Alias Gocho, a Venezuelan member of the Tren de Aragua, was arrested in Colombia on Thursday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and murder of Venezuelan dissident Ronald Ojeda in Chile in February 2024; Chilean authorities will extradite him.
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40% Bias Score
Illegal Jaguar Hunts in Bolivia Spark Investigation, Exposing International Hunting Network
Photographs of hunters posing with illegally killed jaguars in Bolivia sparked an investigation, leading to charges against seven people in Argentina and an ongoing probe in Bolivia targeting an Argentine and a Spaniard accused of killing five jaguars, potentially facing 19 years in prison.
Illegal Jaguar Hunts in Bolivia Spark Investigation, Exposing International Hunting Network
Photographs of hunters posing with illegally killed jaguars in Bolivia sparked an investigation, leading to charges against seven people in Argentina and an ongoing probe in Bolivia targeting an Argentine and a Spaniard accused of killing five jaguars, potentially facing 19 years in prison.
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64% Bias Score
Canada's Fentanyl Crisis: Experts Urge Systemic Changes Beyond Border Security
Canada faces a fentanyl crisis causing 49,105 overdose deaths (2016-June 2024); a new "fentanyl czar" is appointed following U.S. tariff threats, but experts recommend significant legislative and policing changes, including increased international collaboration, to combat sophisticated trafficking o...
Canada's Fentanyl Crisis: Experts Urge Systemic Changes Beyond Border Security
Canada faces a fentanyl crisis causing 49,105 overdose deaths (2016-June 2024); a new "fentanyl czar" is appointed following U.S. tariff threats, but experts recommend significant legislative and policing changes, including increased international collaboration, to combat sophisticated trafficking o...
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36% Bias Score
Son-in-Law of Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Used-Car Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Fabian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and extortion in the used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border, impacting thousands of migrants, and faces 11 years in prison.
Son-in-Law of Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Border Used-Car Price-Fixing Scheme
Carlos Fabian Martinez, son-in-law of former Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas Guillen, pleaded guilty to an 11-year price-fixing scheme involving violence and extortion in the used-car market at the U.S.-Mexico border, impacting thousands of migrants, and faces 11 years in prison.
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32% Bias Score
Brussels Gang Violence Surges Amidst Lucrative Cocaine Trade
A surge in gang violence linked to lucrative cocaine trafficking has resulted in four shootings in Brussels over three days, prompting a unified police response and calls for reinvesting seized criminal assets into community rebuilding and law enforcement.
Brussels Gang Violence Surges Amidst Lucrative Cocaine Trade
A surge in gang violence linked to lucrative cocaine trafficking has resulted in four shootings in Brussels over three days, prompting a unified police response and calls for reinvesting seized criminal assets into community rebuilding and law enforcement.
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24% Bias Score
Intelligence Leak Derails Colorado Immigration Raid
A massive immigration raid in Aurora, Colorado, targeting the Tren de Aragua gang, yielded only 30 arrests—far fewer than expected—due to an apparent intelligence leak, prompting Border Czar Tom Homan to vow to find and punish those responsible.
Intelligence Leak Derails Colorado Immigration Raid
A massive immigration raid in Aurora, Colorado, targeting the Tren de Aragua gang, yielded only 30 arrests—far fewer than expected—due to an apparent intelligence leak, prompting Border Czar Tom Homan to vow to find and punish those responsible.
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56% Bias Score
ELN's Binational Operations in Venezuela Fuel Conflict and Hinder Redemocratization
Armed conflict in Colombia's Catatumbo region between the ELN and FARC dissidents, fueled by cocaine trafficking, has caused 52 deaths and over 52,800 displaced people by January 31, 2025; Venezuela's support for the ELN hinders peace in Colombia and Venezuela's redemocratization.
ELN's Binational Operations in Venezuela Fuel Conflict and Hinder Redemocratization
Armed conflict in Colombia's Catatumbo region between the ELN and FARC dissidents, fueled by cocaine trafficking, has caused 52 deaths and over 52,800 displaced people by January 31, 2025; Venezuela's support for the ELN hinders peace in Colombia and Venezuela's redemocratization.
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44% Bias Score
Large-Scale Immigration Raid Targets Venezuelan Gang in Denver
Federal immigration agents conducted a large-scale raid in Denver, Colorado, targeting over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua; the operation involved multiple federal agencies, including the DEA and FBI, and raised concerns from immigrant rights groups.
Large-Scale Immigration Raid Targets Venezuelan Gang in Denver
Federal immigration agents conducted a large-scale raid in Denver, Colorado, targeting over 100 members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua; the operation involved multiple federal agencies, including the DEA and FBI, and raised concerns from immigrant rights groups.
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48% Bias Score
£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Foiled at Manchester Airport
Seven US citizens were arrested at Manchester Airport for attempting to smuggle over 300kg of cocaine with a street value of £8 million; six have been jailed for between seven and thirteen years, and face deportation after release.
£8 Million Cocaine Smuggling Ring Foiled at Manchester Airport
Seven US citizens were arrested at Manchester Airport for attempting to smuggle over 300kg of cocaine with a street value of £8 million; six have been jailed for between seven and thirteen years, and face deportation after release.
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60% Bias Score