Fentanyl's Surge from China To Mexico to St Louis

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The Cartel Del Noreste's Kingdom of Terror w/ Andrew Glazer

Nuevo Laredo is one of the most feared cartel cities in Mexico, a place where disappearances, gun battles, and corruption became part of daily life as the Cartel del Noreste, or CDN, tightened its grip on the border. Born from the remnants of the brutal Zetas organization, CDN tu ...  Show more

140 Banks! The Craziest Robbery Crew You've Never Heard Of!

Meet the Stopwatch Gang: three polite Canadian crooks turned bank robbery into a precision sport, hitting over 140 banks across North America and walking away with $15 million without firing a single shot. They wore presidential Halloween masks, escaped from prison multiple times ...  Show more

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