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[Link] ‘It’s total terror’: Colombian cartel retaliates over kingpin’s arrest

Read: 9/5/2022 www.theguardian.com

Jorge, a community activist from Colombia’s conflict-ridden Chocó province, was already traveling to the city of Medellín when he heard news that made him turn back towards home.

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[Link] Mexico Recaptures Elusive Gulf Cartel Boss For Third Time

Read: 1/3/2022 www.vice.com

MEXICO CITY — A top boss of the infamous Gulf Cartel was arrested this weekend in Mexico City for the third time. His detention is one of the highest-profile captures for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s administration. Whether Cárdenas will remain in prison is yet to be seen. 

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[Link] Two Tourists Killed as Cartels Creep Into Mexico's Tulum Resort Area

Read: 27/10/2021 www.vice.com

But the October 20 killings revealed the dark underbelly of Mexico’s Riviera Maya, one that tourism officials along the vacation corridor have struggled to hide.

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