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Commitment to Safety

Mob Museum debuts ‘Rise of the Cartels’ exhibition

Joaquin Guzman


Mob Museum debuts ‘Rise of the Cartels’ exhibition

Posted on June 25, 2020July 6, 2020 by Brian Freeman

Pablo Escobar, the ruthless Colombian drug kingpin and world’s first billionaire criminal, pioneered mass-market drug trafficking, fueled by bribery and…


Mexican cartels deliver care packages to citizens amid pandemic

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Jackie Apoyan

From mobster Al Capone’s Chicago soup kitchen that served three meals a day during the Great Depression to Colombian cocaine…


Federal judge hands El Chapo life sentence

Posted on July 17, 2019July 23, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

For Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the journey through the American justice system that started with his extradition…


Organized crime roundup: U.S. seeks $12.6 billion in El Chapo drug proceeds, Peter Gotti seeks ‘compassionate’ release, eight convicted in ‘modern slavery’ racket in Britain and more

Posted on July 16, 2019August 28, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Only days before a U.S. judge is expected to impose a long prison sentence on him for leading a major…


Chinese manufacturers, Mexican cartels are primary sources of deadly opioids

Posted on February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 by Jackie Apoyan

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids smuggled from China and Mexico, heroin from Mexican drug cartels and the misuse of prescription…


El Chapo’s lawyers complain about strict rules at New York prison

Posted on March 16, 2017September 11, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

The lawyers defending accused Sinaloa Cartel drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are claiming that on its last day in…


‘El Chapo’ extradited to United States

Posted on January 23, 2017February 22, 2017 by Brenda Hengel

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the most powerful and violent Mexican drug cartel bosses in history, has been extradited…


Anatomy of an escape

Posted on March 1, 2016October 6, 2016 by Brenda Hengel

Adam Throgmorton has spent the past two decades crafting three-dimensional scale models of Las Vegas resorts, from the hotel towers…


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