The Nazi Drug Kingpin, the Biggest Narco You've Never Heard Of & The Cocaine Coup

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Redux: Africa's Pablo Escobar: Ibrahim Akasha

Ibrahim Akasha was the kingpin of East Africa’s heroin highway, setting up a massive tracking empire that stretched from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran to Kenya, South Africa and Europe. When he was gunned down in 2000, his sons stepped into the void, hungrier and even more viole ...  Show more

Sex, Drugs and Shinto: How the Yakuza’s Only Woman Found Redemption

When Mako Nishimura, the yakuza’s only female member, fell in love with a rival gangster, it would send her on a long and painful path from drug and sex trafficking, to painkiller addiction and finally a role helping ex-yakuza go straight. Her journey would mirror the downfall of ...  Show more

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