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Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (2,511 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sánchez Celis' son, Rodolfo. Félix Gallardo started working for drug traffickers brokering corruption of state officials, and together with Rafael Caro

Griselda Blanco (2,151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Griselda Blanco Restrepo (February 15, 1943 – September 3, 2012) was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo (364 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rafael Aguilar Guajardo (1950 – 12 April 1993) was a Mexican drug lord, federal police commander of the Dirección Federal de Seguridad (DFS) in Mexico

Sex trafficking (19,105 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

called sex traffickers or pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. Sex traffickers use force

Illegal drug trade (10,902 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partnership with Colombia in 2005, Venezuela became more attractive to drug traffickers. Between 2008 and 2012, Venezuela's cocaine seizure ranking among other

Pedro Avilés Pérez (333 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

portrayed by actor Antonio Lopez Torres. Second-generation Sinaloan traffickers such as Rafael Caro Quintero and Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo would claim

Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1,466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

torture. On the night of August 3, 1997, at around 9:30 p.m., four drug traffickers walked into a restaurant in Ciudad Juárez, pulled out their guns, and

Pablo Acosta Villarreal (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pablo Acosta Villarreal, commonly referred to as El Zorro de Ojinaga ("The Ojinaga Fox") was a Mexican narcotics smuggler who controlled crime along a

Enedina Arellano Félix (1,022 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, on April 12, 1961, in a family of drug traffickers. In 1977, when she was 16, Enedina reportedly harbored a dream of becoming

Ramón Arellano Félix (1,173 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ramón Eduardo Arellano Félix (August 31, 1964 – February 10, 2002) was a Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel

Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (520 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Coliseo in Tijuana following a boxing match. Fonseca and other narcotics traffickers created and operated El Búfalo (The Buffalo), a ranch in Chihuahua which

Arturo Beltrán Leyva (1,455 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved November 11, 2012. Ellingwood, Ken (November 22, 2008). "Mexico traffickers bribed former anti-drug chief, officials say". Los Angeles Times. Archived

Rafael Caro Quintero (4,577 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

now-disintegrated Guadalajara Cartel with Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo and other drug traffickers in the late 1970s. He is the brother of fellow drug trafficker Miguel

Bumpy Johnson (1,285 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson (October 31, 1905 – July 7, 1968) was an American crime boss in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Ellsworth Raymond

Arms trafficking (4,330 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(Americans and foreigners alike) and request Britain to hand over its arms traffickers engaged in "Piracy", but the British Ambassador to the U.S., Lord Lyons

Juan Pablo Ledezma (339 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan Pablo Ledezma (a.k.a. José Luis Fratello) is the alleged current leader of the Mexican gang called La Línea, which is the leading armed wing of the

Benjamín Arellano Félix (1,110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Designated Narcotics Traffickers: Additional Designations and Removals and Supplementary Information on Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers, Foreign Terrorist

Héctor Beltrán Leyva (1,271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

4 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2012. "Mexico's 24 most wanted traffickers". Los Angeles Times. The Associated Press. 23 March 2009. Archived from

Human trafficking (14,379 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trafficking records. Traffickers in children may take advantage of the parents' extreme poverty. Parents may sell children to traffickers in order to pay off

Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (661 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (born 11 December 1969) is a former Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel (a

Edgardo Leyva Escandón (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edgardo Leyva Escandón is a Mexican suspected criminal and high-ranking member of the Tijuana Cartel, a criminal group based in Baja California. Since

Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (4,283 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to stop the flow of drugs from Mexico to the United States, many drug traffickers from the state of Sinaloa regrouped in Guadalajara, Jalisco to continue

Edgar Valdez Villarreal (2,466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

2009 Mexican authorities listed him as one of their 24 most wanted drug traffickers, and posted a 30-million-peso (US$2.3 million) reward for information

Juan Nepomuceno Guerra (447 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas (July 18, 1915 – July 12, 2001) was a Mexican drug lord who founded and led the Gulf Cartel for over 50 years. He is often

Alberto Espinoza Barrón (125 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Alberto Espinoza Barrón (also known as La Fresa or 'The Strawberry') is a Mexican former drug trafficker and lieutenant of the La Familia Michoacana ("Michoacán

Cybersex trafficking (5,718 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trafficking is distinct from other sex crimes. Victims are transported by traffickers to 'cybersex dens', which are locations with webcams and internet-connected

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada (1,351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ismael Mario Zambada García (born 1 January 1948) is a Mexican drug lord, co-founder and current top leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, an international crime

Enrique Plancarte Solís (607 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Enrique Plancarte Solís (14 September 1970 – 31 March 2014) was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of the Knights Templar Cartel, a drug cartel

Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (1,680 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born January 21, 1971), commonly referred to by his alias El Mochomo (The Desert Ant), is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former

Fausto Isidro Meza Flores (1,126 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Meza Flores deserted the organization along with several other drug traffickers and decided to join the forces of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel. As a member

Eduardo Arellano Félix (847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trafficker, brother of Benjamín, Ramón, Javier and sister, Enedina, all drug traffickers. The Arellano-Félix Organization, also known as the Tijuana Cartel, has

Carlos Beltrán Leyva (677 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his arrest since 2008. However, a 2008 list of Mexico's 37 top drug traffickers, for which the government offered rewards of as much as $2 million, did

Jesús Amezcua Contreras (568 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José de Jesús Amezcua Contreras (born c. 1975, along with his brothers Adán and Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexican methamphetamine and

Pablo Escobar (7,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Sebastián Marroquín Santos, of money laundering with two Colombian drug traffickers. The judge ordered the seizing of assets for about $1m each. Argentinian

Operation Xcellerator (133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cooperation from Mexican and Canadian authorities, against Sinaloa Cartel drug traffickers. In February 2009, after a 21-month operation, it totalled 755 suspects

José de Jesús Méndez Vargas (595 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José de Jesús Méndez Vargas (born 28 February 1974), commonly referred to by his alias El Chango ("The Ape"), is a Mexican drug lord and former leader

Human trafficking in Southeast Asia (3,092 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

individuals and the desire for more wealth creates an environment for human traffickers to benefit in the Southeast Asia region. Many nations within the region

Rafael Cedeño Hernández (298 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Rafael Cedeño Hernández is a Mexican imprisoned drug trafficker who was a high-level leader of La Familia Michoacana, a drug cartel based in the Mexican

Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano (1,487 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional as "one of the most violent" drug traffickers in Mexico, responsible for a number of murders. Sillas Rocha, under the

Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (1,160 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born April 29, 1960), commonly known as "El Güero Palma", is a Mexican former drug trafficker and leader of the Sinaloa Cartel

Unione Corse (1,280 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Unione Corse is a term designating the Corsican organized crime as a whole during the period 1930s–1970s, in the context of the French Connection,

Kiki Camarena (4,422 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Administration (DEA). In February 1985 Camarena was kidnapped by drug traffickers hired by Mexican politicians in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was interrogated

George Jung (817 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

George Jacob Jung (/ˈjʌŋ/; August 6, 1942 – May 5, 2021), nicknamed Boston George and El Americano, was an American drug trafficker and smuggler. He was

Adrián Gómez González (237 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Adrián Gómez González was a Mexican drug trafficker and a Sinaloa Cartel drug lord. Gómez worked as a lieutenant for Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo during

Noé Ramírez Mandujano (141 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

taking $450,000 per month United States dollars in bribes to tip off drug traffickers. He is now a so-called law teacher at FES Acatlán, one of the many UNAM

2009 Mexico most-wanted drug lords (3,767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Velazquez Caballero captured, police say: One of Mexico's most wanted drugs traffickers has been arrested, security forces say. BBC News. 27 September 2012.

Servando Gómez Martínez (2,190 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Servando Gómez Martínez (born February 6, 1966), commonly referred to by his alias La Tuta (The Teacher) for once being a teacher, is a Mexican drug lord

Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo (561 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jesús Hector Gutiérrez Rebollo (19 April 1934 – 19 December 2013) was a Mexican military general who was sentenced to 40 years in prison on multiple charges

Jim Carlson (businessman) (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Jim Carlson is an American businessman and the Grassroots Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 election. Carlson was the owner

José Miguel Battle Sr. (1,357 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jose Miguel Battle Sr. (September 14, 1929 – August 4, 2007) was a policeman and Cuban exile who served in the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs Invasion to overthrow

Lucky Luciano (8,417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/ LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January

Frank Lucas (2,762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Arnoldo Rueda Medina (1,083 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arnoldo Rueda Medina (born 15 December 1969) is a former Mexican drug lord and high-ranking leader of La Familia Michoacana, a drug trafficking organization

Ignacio Coronel Villarreal (1,156 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel Villarreal (1 February 1954 – 29 July 2010) was a Mexican suspected drug lord and a founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group

Jorge Ochoa (1,190 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

strengthened into what eventually became known as the Medellín Cartel. The traffickers cooperated in the manufacturing, distribution and the marketing of their

Normand Hamel (1,291 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Angels leader Maurice "Mom" Boucher and became one of Quebec's top drug traffickers before he was shot dead in 2000. A member of the rival Rock Machine gang

Human trafficking in India (1,447 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trafficked for the purposes of labour, and may be sexually exploited by traffickers to serve as gigolos, massage experts, escorts, etc. A significant portion

Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (1,531 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (born 16 October 1962), commonly referred to by his alias El Viceroy, is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the

Sergio Villarreal Barragán (932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sergio Enrique Villarreal Barragán, a.k.a. El Grande, (b. September 21, 1969), is a Mexican former federal police officer who then worked as a lieutenant

Bam Morris (496 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Byron "Bam" Morris (born January 13, 1972) is a former American football fullback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens

Carlos Lehder (5,203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas (born 7 September 1949) is a Colombian and German former drug lord who was co-founder of the Medellín Cartel. Born to a German

Sex trafficking in Hong Kong (356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

all levels of Hong Kong society. Sex traffickers come from all social and economic groups. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by criminal

Rudi Strittich (323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rudi Strittich (3 March 1922 – 11 July 2010) was an Austrian football coach and former player. Strittich debuted for Vorwärts Steyr, and later played for

Blow (film) (1,637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Blow is a 2001 American biographical crime drama film directed by Ted Demme, about an American cocaine kingpin and his international network. David McKenna

Eazy-E (3,901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as Eazy-E, was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta

Bill Whittington (582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

William Marvin Whittington (September 11, 1949 – April 23, 2021) was an American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and

Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix (5,753 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix (24 October 1949 – 18 October 2013) was a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Tijuana Cartel, a drug trafficking

Dionisio Loya Plancarte (1,508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved 14 November 2012. Wilkinson, Tracy (31 March 2009). "Mexico drug traffickers corrupt politics". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5

Mule (smuggling) (1,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

A mule or courier is someone who personally smuggles contraband across a border (as opposed to sending by mail, etc.) for a smuggling organization. The

Barry Seal (4,744 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal (July 16, 1939 – February 19, 1986) was an American commercial airline pilot who became a major drug smuggler for the Medellín

Sex trafficking in Japan (1,317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are issues. Male and female traffickers in Japan come from a wide range of backgrounds and every social class. Traffickers are often members of or facilitated

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1,827 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cartel business on the European continent. The cartel began to work with traffickers in Galicia, and established strategic alliances with the powerful Camorra

Sex trafficking in Europe (4,485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

employment offers and other debt bondage schemes that were being employed by traffickers to lure these women into what is essentially slavery. In 2000, the Convention

Human trafficking in the United States (16,235 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

April 11, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act into law to close websites that enable crime and prosecute their

Carlos Arellano Félix (2,220 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

family's illegal acts, Mexican prosecutors were pursuing superior Mexican traffickers, including the Arellano family and close associates. Despite Carlos’

Homero Cárdenas Guillén (1,270 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Homero Enrique Cárdenas Guillén (13 March 1966 – allegedly died on 28 March 2014), also known by his aliases El Majadero and El Orejón, was a Mexican suspected

CIA involvement in Contra cocaine trafficking (5,685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

some cases after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement agencies on drug charges, in others while traffickers were under active investigation

Byron Moreno (519 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Byron Aldemar Moreno Ruales (born November 23, 1969) is an Ecuadorian former football referee and convicted drug trafficker who served in the FIFA World

Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (19,820 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

syndicate. He is considered to have been one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world. Guzmán was born in Sinaloa and raised in a poor farming

Nicky Barnes (1,456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

activities related to the heroin trade. Barnes helped to indict 44 other traffickers, 16 of whom were ultimately convicted. In his testimony, he implicated

Gilles Mathieu (739 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gilles Mathieu (born 23 August 1950), better known as "Trooper", is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as the secretary to the elite Nomad

Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (3,242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Treasury to publicly identify "significant foreign narcotics traffickers" and to freeze their assets. The Act also prohibits any "United States

Nate Newton (1,258 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nathaniel Newton (born December 20, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for

Eritrean nakfa (671 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

combat counterfeiting, the informal economy but primarily Sudanese human traffickers who had accepted payments in nakfa banknotes in exchange for transporting

Frank Matthews (drug trafficker) (1,707 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Enforcement Administration (DEA) ranks Matthews as one of the top ten drug traffickers in U.S. history and he is estimated to have had US$20 million in savings

Tim Allen (3,002 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Timothy Alan Dick (born June 13, 1953), known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman"

Gustavo Gaviria (385 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Gustavo de Jesús Gaviria Rivero (25 December 1946 – 11 August 1990) was a Colombian drug trafficker. As Pablo Escobar's cousin and right-hand man, Gaviria

Sex trafficking in the Philippines (934 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

perform sex acts on live webcams. Some have been coerced into bestiality. Traffickers use many different internet and social media sites and apps, as well

Lorenzo Mannino (432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lorenzo "Lore" Mannino (born 1959) is an American mobster, and according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a powerful caporegime in the Gambino crime

FOSTA-SESTA (5,405 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) and SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) are U.S. Senate and House bills which became law on April 11, 2018

Barry Mills (Aryan Brotherhood) (614 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Barry Byron Mills (July 7, 1948 – July 8, 2018) was an American gangster and leader of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB) prison gang. Nicknamed "The Baron", Mills

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (709 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the

Hélmer Herrera (1,477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

wiretaps on cellular phones. At the close of Operation Kingpin, nearly 100 traffickers were arrested, and more than $20 million in cash and assets, and over

Dawood Ibrahim (3,145 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dawood Ibrahim (/ɪbrəˈhiːm/ ; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mob boss, drug lord, and terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai, who is wanted by the Indian government

Joe Profaci (1,959 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Giuseppe "Joe" Profaci (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe proˈfaːtʃi]; October 2, 1897 – June 6, 1962) was an Italian-American Cosa Nostra boss who was the founder of

Arturo Guzmán Decena (1,996 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arturo Guzmán Decena (13 January 1976 – 21 November 2002), also known by his code name Z-1, was a Mexican Army Special Forces officer and high-ranking

Human trafficking in Vietnam (1,669 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

606 suspected traffickers and prosecuted 178 cases, obtaining 339 individual convictions of trafficking offenders. Nineteen traffickers were sentenced

James Burke (gangster) (2,177 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed

Tiger Memon (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ibrahim Mushtaq Abdul Razzaq Memon (born 24 November 1960), better known by the nickname Tiger Memon, is a gangster and terrorist, reputed to be one of

José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (3,542 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in the ranks among Molina's men, he also became acquainted with drug traffickers. At some point, Rodríguez Gacha decided that the drug business was more

Floyd Mayweather Sr. (939 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Floyd Joy Mayweather Sr. (born March 15, 1952) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1990. Fighting at

John Gambino (1,893 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the converging point in the United States for a consortium of heroin traffickers of the Sicilian Mafia, composed of the Inzerillo family and Stefano Bontade

Vito Genovese (5,715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vito Genovese (Italian: [ˈviːto dʒenoˈveːze, -eːse]; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster involved with the American

James Burke (gangster) (2,177 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Burke (July 5, 1931 – April 13, 1996), also known as "Jimmy the Gent", was an American gangster and Lucchese crime family associate who is believed

Cameron Douglas (1,028 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actor. Douglas is the only child of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell (née Luker)

Narcoterrorism (1,675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

original context, is understood to refer to the attempts of narcotics traffickers to influence the policies of a government or a society through violence

Claude Vézina (1,133 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Claude Vézina (born 15 June 1956) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as president of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club's Quebec City chapter

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes (1,938 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Antonio Oseguera Cervantes (Spanish pronunciation: [an'tonio ose'ɣera θeɾˈβantes]; born 20 August 1958) is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former high-ranking

Sex trafficking in China (8,315 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by the buying family or sold by the traffickers. Some former trafficking victims are reluctant to report traffickers to the local authorities because they

Carlos Rosales Mendoza (1,536 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carlos Alberto Rosales Mendoza (12 February 1963 – 27 December 2015) was a former Mexican drug lord who founded and led an organized crime syndicate called

Hélmer Herrera (1,477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

wiretaps on cellular phones. At the close of Operation Kingpin, nearly 100 traffickers were arrested, and more than $20 million in cash and assets, and over

Rommie Loudd (736 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rommie Lee Loudd (June 8, 1933 – May 9, 1998) was an American collegiate and professional American football player, coach, and executive. He was the first

Ilie Cătărău (7,512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ilie V. Cătărău (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e kətəˈrəw], reportedly born Katarov, last name also Cătărău-Orhei; July 21, 1888 – ca. 1955) was a Bessarabian-born

Donald Stockford (1,887 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Donald Stockford (born 6 May 1962) is a Canadian outlaw biker, gangster and stuntman. Stockford works as a stuntman for films and owned a house in Ancaster

Chhota Rajan (1,717 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje (born 13 January 1960), popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian gangster and convicted criminal who served

La Corporación (551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Cocaine". "La Corporación" was founded in the 1970s by several drug traffickers and transnational criminals. After the 1980 coup d'état, "La Corporación"

Howard Marks (4,647 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler

Jesús Malverde (1,277 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

saint by some in Mexico and the United States, particularly among drug traffickers. The existence of Malverde is not historically verified. Malverde is

Gerlando Sciascia (1,299 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gerlando "George from Canada" Sciascia (Italian pronunciation: [dʒerˈlando ʃˈʃaʃʃa]; February 15, 1934 – March 18, 1999), was a Sicilian mobster who served

Shawty Lo (2,461 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carlos Rico Walker (March 22, 1976 – September 21, 2016), better known as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He initially came to

Sex trafficking in El Salvador (783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

permeated all levels of Salvadorian society. Traffickers have been male and female. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by gangs and transnational

Gene Gotti (809 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eugene Gotti (born 1946) is an American mobster and the former captain of the Gambino crime family of New York City. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison

José Santacruz Londoño (567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José Santacruz Londoño (also known as Chepe Santacruz; 1 October 1943 – 5 March 1996) was a Colombian drug lord. Along with Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela

List of Australian criminals (4,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

www.theage.com.au, 6 December 2005. Retrieved 4 May 2008 "1985: Drug traffickers' appeal rejected". 18 December 1985. Kelly, Neil. Machinegun death. The

Brien Taylor (1,782 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brien McKeiver Taylor (born December 26, 1971) is an American former pitcher in minor league baseball. He spent seven seasons in the minor leagues, primarily

Miguel Caro Quintero (602 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Miguel Ángel Caro Quintero (born 1963) is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Sonora Cartel, a defunct criminal group based in Sonora

Human trafficking in Kazakhstan (814 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sentence traffickers to time in prison. The number of traffickers convicted in 2007 significantly increased, and the majority of convicted traffickers served

Sex trafficking in Guatemala (477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

permeated all levels of Guatemalan society. Traffickers have been male and female. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by gangs. Government

Sex trafficking in Macau (373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

permeated all levels of Macau society. Traffickers come from all social and economic classes. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by criminal

Blair Cottrell (1,587 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Blair Cottrell (born November 1989) is an Australian far-right extremist and neo-Nazi. He is the former chairman and founding member of the United Patriots

Sex trafficking in Brunei (258 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

authorities are not alerted. Male and female traffickers in Brunei come from all social and economic classes. Traffickers are often members of or facilitated by

Gerald Ward (biker) (2,437 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Gerald "Skinny" Ward is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as president of the Niagara County chapter of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

Sandra Ávila Beltrán (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

twice; both of her husbands were ex-police commanders who became drug traffickers and both were later killed by hired assassins. The police attribute her

Sherman Williams (American football) (1,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Sherman Cedric Williams (born August 13, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League

Salvatore Cazzetta (2,294 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Salvatore "Sal" Cazzetta (born c. 1954), also known as "La Barbe" ("the Beard"), is a Canadian former outlaw biker and gangster who founded the Rock Machine

Edinho (footballer, born 1970) (780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Edson Cholbi do Nascimento (born 27 August 1970), commonly known as Edinho, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper

Carmine Galante (2,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

del Golfo, Trapani, to work as bodyguards, contract killers and drug traffickers. In 1958, after being indicted on drug conspiracy charges, Galante went

John Carneglia (892 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John "Johnny Carnegs" Carneglia (born 1945) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1989 for racketeering

Mercury Morris (1,508 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eugene Edward "Mercury" Morris (born January 5, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner. He played

Mexican drug war (25,255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cannabis, and drug traffickers from Mexico had already established an infrastructure that stood ready to serve the Colombia-based traffickers. By the mid-1980s

Jerome Bettis (4,204 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jerome Abram Bettis Sr. (born February 16, 1972) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons

Illegal drug trade in China (3,676 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

modern port facilities make it an attractive transit center for drug traffickers. Opium has played an important role in the country's history since before

Cannabis in Malaysia (435 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

legislation provides for a mandatory death penalty for convicted drug traffickers. Individuals arrested in possession of 200 grams (seven ounces) of marijuana

Human trafficking in Namibia (1,339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

persons, specifically conditions of forced labor and forced prostitution. Traffickers exploit Namibian children, as well as children from Angola and Zambia

Jeezy (4,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based

Waxey Gordon (1,088 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Waxey Gordon (born Irving Wexler; January 19, 1888 – June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. An associate

Anthony Graziano (540 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anthony A. Graziano (November 12, 1940 – May 25, 2019) was an American mobster and consigliere in the Bonanno crime family. In 1990, Graziano pleaded guilty

Kenneth McGriff (660 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff (born September 19, 1960) is an American convicted former drug lord and gangster from New York City. McGriff rose to prominence

Medellín Cartel (9,043 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

power-structure being built on a partnership between multiple Colombian traffickers operating alongside Escobar. Included were Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez,

Louis Roy (2,543 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Louis Roy (20 July 1959 – disappeared 23 June 2000), better known as "Mélou", is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster, said to have been the richest Hells

Carmine Galante (2,185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

del Golfo, Trapani, to work as bodyguards, contract killers and drug traffickers. In 1958, after being indicted on drug conspiracy charges, Galante went

Medellín Cartel (9,043 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

power-structure being built on a partnership between multiple Colombian traffickers operating alongside Escobar. Included were Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez,

Kenneth McGriff (660 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff (born September 19, 1960) is an American convicted former drug lord and gangster from New York City. McGriff rose to prominence

Frédéric Faucher (2,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Frédéric Faucher (born 16 December 1969) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as national president of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club during

Jeezy (4,137 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jay Wayne Jenkins (born September 28, 1977), known by his stage name Jeezy (or Young Jeezy), is an American rapper. He is credited, alongside fellow Georgia-based

Mexican drug war (25,255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cannabis, and drug traffickers from Mexico had already established an infrastructure that stood ready to serve the Colombia-based traffickers. By the mid-1980s

2015 Amado checkpoint protest (382 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"vital to catching immigration violations, drug smugglers and human traffickers," but some local residents are unhappy about having to answer the Border

Yair Klein (1,011 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Klein and his company were accused of training the death squads of drug traffickers and right-wing militias in Colombia in the 1980s. He was convicted by

Commercial sexual exploitation of children (3,871 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

increased the accessibility for traffickers to have access to trafficked children from other countries. Traffickers often develop to underdeveloped countries

John Holmes (actor) (4,740 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Curtis Holmes (né Estes; August 8, 1944 – March 13, 1988), better known as John C. Holmes or Johnny Wadd (after the lead character he portrayed in

Diego Osorio (165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Diego Osorio (born 21 July 1970) is a former Colombian footballer. Osorio began his professional career in Independiente Medellín, before moving to Atlético

Tony Rampino (668 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Anthony J. Rampino (c. 1939 – 20 December 2010), also known as "Tony Roach", was an American mobster who was affiliated with the Gambino crime family of

Midnight Express (film) (3,483 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker and adapted by Oliver Stone from Billy Hayes's 1977 memoir of the same name. The film

Joseph Valachi (1,903 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Michael Valachi (September 22, 1904 – April 3, 1971) was an American mobster in the Genovese crime family who was the first member of the Italian-American

M.H. (police informer) (1,789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

M.H. is a Canadian former outlaw biker, gangster and police informer who played a key role in convicting the accused in the Shedden massacre trial of 2009

The Mule (2018 film) (2,297 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

The Mule is a 2018 American crime drama film starring and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also produced with Dan Friedkin, Jessica Meier, Tim Moore, Kristina

Child trafficking in India (3,792 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in the market. In other cases, children are tricked into the hands of traffickers by being presented an opportunity for a job, when in reality, upon arrival

Burmese in Malaysia (301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

new workers and refugees have frequently fall into the hand of human traffickers and have been killed by other criminals. Nora Danish – Malaysian actress

Warren Delano Jr. (1,575 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Warren Delano Jr. (July 13, 1809 – January 17, 1898) was an American merchant and drug smuggler who made a large fortune smuggling illegal opium into China

Varadarajan Mudaliar (943 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sathuvachari Varadarajan Mudaliar (9 October 1926 – 2 January 1988), also known as Vardhabhai and Vardha, was an Indian crime boss. From the early 1960s

Sex trafficking in Thailand (3,912 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Post. August 19, 2017. "Sex traffickers took hundreds from Thailand to US". Bangkok Post. May 26, 2017. "Alleged traffickers charged with forcing Thai women

Juan David Ochoa Vásquez (300 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan. David. (ca. 1949-present): "The older brother of former drug traffickers Fabio and Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez and one ..." by Ron Chepesiuk (1999)

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (628 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez (born May 2, 1957) is a former leading member of the Medellín cocaine trafficking cartel, along with his older brothers Juan David

Human trafficking in the United Kingdom (3,928 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

is important to traffickers that their victims are cooperative when doing business. In order to keep their workers in line, traffickers have different

Jim Krakouer (971 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James Gordon Krakouer (born 13 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the 1980s and '90s for North Melbourne and St Kilda

Human trafficking in Mozambique (3,120 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

prostitution. NGO's report that Mozambican victims of sex traffickers were taken by traffickers to "training centers" in Eswatini and South Africa in preparation

Sex trafficking in Myanmar (791 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

female perpetrators in Myanmar come from diverse backgrounds. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by criminal organizations. Some government

Capital punishment in Singapore (26,034 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"2 traffickers hanged". The Straits Times. 20 April 1996. "Two drug traffickers hanged". The Straits Times. 29 April 1996. "Three drug traffickers executed

Illegal drug trade in Colombia (5,298 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

7 countries in Latin America and 12 in Africa.[citation needed] Drug traffickers have resisted those actions by killing five presidential candidates Luis

Human trafficking in Portugal (1,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

case in 2009 resulting in significant jail time for eight convicted sex traffickers. It stepped up its anti-trafficking training for law enforcement and

Human trafficking in Gabon (1,137 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for Equatorial Guinea[citation needed][clarification needed] – caused traffickers to change their routes, which included utilizing estuaries and rivers

Rudi Dekkers (1,792 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Rudi Dekkers (July 27, 1956 – April 11, 2024) was a Dutch businessman and convicted drug trafficker. The former owner of Huffman Aviation (a flight school

Esteban Loaiza (2,015 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Esteban Antonio Loaiza Veyna [lo-EYE-sa] (born December 31, 1971) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach for El Águila

Sex trafficking in Mongolia (440 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suicide. Male and female traffickers are often members of or facilitated by crime organizations and gangs. Mongolian traffickers have operated outside of

Parti du socialisme chrétien (270 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

legalization of cannabis and the introduction of the death penalty for traffickers in hard drugs. On one occasion, Paquette said that he would establish

Joseph Armone (1,460 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joseph Armone (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992), also known as "Joe Piney" and "Shorty", was an American mobster in the Gambino crime family of

Paul Porter (biker) (2,179 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Paul Porter (born 1963) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster. A founding member of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club, Porter played a major role in the

Adam Jasinski (765 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adam Jasinski (born April 30, 1978) is the winner of the U.S. series Big Brother 9. Jasinski is a public relations manager. Jasinski was raised in Cherry

Scott Miller (swimmer) (1,084 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Scott Andrew Miller (born 21 February 1975) is an Australian convicted drug dealer and former butterfly swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Project Cassandra (449 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Europe to the Middle East. The currency is then paid in Colombia to drug traffickers using the Hawala disbursement system. A large portion of the drug proceeds

Joan Garriga (290 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joan Garriga Vilaresau (29 March 1963 – 27 August 2015) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was known for his aggressive riding style. Together

2 Pistols (824 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jeremy Lemont Saunders (born June 11, 1983), better known by his stage name 2 Pistols (censored as 2P), is an American rapper from Tarpon Springs, Florida

Steve Francis (3,050 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected with the second overall pick of the

Rochdale child sex abuse ring (5,350 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Rochdale child sex abuse ring involved underage teenage girls in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Nine men were convicted of sex trafficking

Sam Jones III (520 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel L. Jones III (born April 29, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Pete Ross on the first three seasons of the Superman television

Human trafficking in Australia (6,367 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

identifying and referring more victims to services, convicting more traffickers, and administering programs to provide services to community groups and

Cadillac Anderson (466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson (born June 22, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He attended and played collegiate basketball

Capital punishment in Hong Kong (622 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Ng in California, United States, and several Hong Kong-born drug traffickers in Singapore, including Elke Tsang Kai-mong, Tong Ching-man, and Poon

Gary Balough (639 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gary Balough (born September 16, 1947) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed from 1979 to 2001. Balough has won more than 1000 races

Joan Garriga (290 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Joan Garriga Vilaresau (29 March 1963 – 27 August 2015) was a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was known for his aggressive riding style. Together

Truckers Against Trafficking (525 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his phone call precipitated the arrest and subsequent conviction of 31 traffickers, the release of nine people from the sex industry, and the fall of an

Manu Vatuvei (3,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Manu Mapuhola Mafi-Vatuvei (born 4 March 1986), also known by the nickname "The Beast", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who

Busy Signal (993 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Reanno Devon Gordon (born 24 January 1979), better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Reanno Devon Gordon, also

Human trafficking in Angola (1,273 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the Congo (DRC), Namibia, and European nations, primarily Portugal. Traffickers take boys to Namibia for forced labor in cattle herding. Children are

Cadillac Anderson (466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gregory Wayne "Cadillac" Anderson (born June 22, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He attended and played collegiate basketball

Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) (5,077 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

transferred into 1 kilogram plastic bags and then sold onto wholesale traffickers. Heroin Number 4, which is high quality (over 80% pure) and is typically

Taken (film) (2,912 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

and her best friend Amanda after they are kidnapped by Albanian human traffickers while travelling in France during a vacation. Taken was released in France

Victor Peirce (537 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Victor George Peirce (11 November 1958 – 1 May 2002) was an Australian gangster from Melbourne, Victoria. Peirce was a member of the Pettingill family

Giovanni Cazzetta (1,945 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Giovanni "Johnny" Cazzetta (born 1957) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who, along with his brother Salvatore Cazzetta, was a co-founder of the

Trafficking of children (11,464 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

300,000 children are taken from all around the world and sold by human traffickers as slaves. 28% of the 17,000 people brought to the United States are

Schapelle Corby (10,166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian woman who was convicted of smuggling cannabis into Indonesia. She spent nine years imprisoned

CIA transnational anti-crime and anti-drug activities (7,771 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

financial and material assistance from drug traffickers. Some of these payments were after the traffickers had been indicted by federal law enforcement

Prostitution in Azerbaijan (505 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Azerbaijan, and traffickers exploit victims from Azerbaijan abroad

Ashwin Balrak (226 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ashwin Balrak (born 17 May 1975) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional kickboxer and lawyer. Balrak was a former WPKL European Kickboxing champion who also

Prostitution in the Bahamas (505 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in The Bahamas, and traffickers exploit victims from The Bahamas abroad. Traffickers recruit

Operation Kruz Control (473 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Coleman: "DEA and its partners are successfully striking back at drug traffickers who use the Arizona corridor to move their drugs into the United States

Freeway Ricky Ross (2,617 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ricky Donnell "Freeway Rick" Ross (born January 26, 1960) is an American author and former drug lord best known for the drug empire he established in Los

Dominick Cirillo (1,664 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (July 4, 1929 – January 14, 2024) was a longtime high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family. Long holding allegiance

Emma Coronel Aispuro (1,343 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Emma Modesta Coronel Aispuro (Spanish: [ˈema moˈðesta koɾoˈnel ajsˈpuɾo]; born July 2, 1989) is an American former teenage beauty queen. She is the wife

Human trafficking in Nepal (6,534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

majority of traffickers are in the age range of 26–35 years, and around 95 percent of traffickers are married. An overwhelmingly majority of traffickers are only

Kath Pettingill (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kathleen "Kath" Pettingill (born 27 March 1935) is the matriarch of the Melbourne criminal family, the Pettingill family. Pettingill's 10 children are:

Jhon Viáfara (934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina (born 27 October 1978) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was part of the Once Caldas team that won

Human trafficking in Greece (4,115 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

originate primarily in Eastern Europe and former Soviet bloc countries. Traffickers use physical, emotional, and sexual abuse for coercion. Greece's European

Henry Hill (5,019 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Henry Hill Jr. (June 11, 1943 – June 12, 2012) was an American mobster who was associated with the Lucchese crime family of New York City from 1955 until

Human trafficking in Lithuania (751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and prevention efforts. The government also ensured that all convicted traffickers received prison sentences, a notable improvement from the previous reporting

Darryl Henley (184 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Darryl Keith Henley (born October 30, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National

Ross Ulbricht (4,286 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ross William Ulbricht (born March 27, 1984) is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from

Operation Tsunami (48 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

January 18, 2003, Operation Tsunami forces arrested sixteen suspected drug traffickers. CBC News: Canadian soldiers seize drugs, weapons in Kabul raid v t e

Salvatore Inzerillo (853 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Salvatore Inzerillo (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre indzeˈrillo]; August 20, 1944 – May 11, 1981) was an Italian member of the Sicilian Mafia, also

Bashir Noorzai (1,149 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the U.S. government. Despite being among America's most wanted drug traffickers, he agreed to come to New York City for a debriefing after being promised

H.R. (musician) (1,273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Paul D. Hudson (born February 11, 1956), known professionally as H.R. (Human Rights), is an American musician who leads the hardcore punk band Bad Brains

Vincent Gigante (3,497 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vincent Louis Gigante (/dʒɪˈɡænti/ jig-AN-tee, Italian: [dʒiˈɡante]; March 29, 1928 – December 19, 2005), also known as "The Chin", was an American mobster

Jason Moran (criminal) (770 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Jason Matthew Patrick Moran (22 September 1967 – 21 June 2003) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, and one of the leaders of the Moran family, notable

Michel Langlois (biker) (2,748 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Michel "Sky" Langlois (born 2 July 1946) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster who served as the second national president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle

Buju Banton (3,825 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973), known professionally as Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall musician. He is one of the most significant

Prostitution in Albania (389 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

eight to 15 year's imprisonment. Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Albania, and traffickers exploit victims from Albania abroad.

Human trafficking in Papua New Guinea (1,320 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Subsequent to their arrival, the smugglers turn many of the women over to traffickers who transport them to logging and mining camps, fisheries, and entertainment

Capital punishment for drug trafficking (1,476 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

There are also extrajudicial executions of suspected drug users and traffickers in at least 2 countries without drug death penalties by law: Mexico and

Sex trafficking in Singapore (373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suicidal thoughts because of the trauma. Some are coerced to become sex traffickers themselves. Sex trafficking and exploitation is not as big of a problem

William Bedford (basketball) (378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

William Bedford (born December 14, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round (6th

Human trafficking in Chad (2,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

domestic servitude or agricultural labor. In past reporting periods, traffickers transported children from Cameroon and the CAR to Chad's oil producing

Human trafficking in Serbia (948 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enforcement, efforts to shut down known brothels continue to prompt traffickers to better conceal victims of trafficking. According to the U.S. government

Diego León Montoya Sánchez (1,344 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born January 11, 1958/1961), also known as Don Diego, is a Colombian former crime boss and leader of the Norte del Valle drug

Tomás Medina Caracas (371 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tomás Medina Caracas also known as Tomás Molina Caracas and Negro Acacio (15 March 1965 – 1 September 2007) was a Colombian guerrilla member of the Revolutionary

Larry Amero (3,349 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lawrence Ronald Amero (born 1977) is a Canadian outlaw biker and gangster affiliated with the Hells Angels and the Wolfpack Alliance. Amero was born and

Slavery in Haiti (9,986 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

them homeless, isolated, and supremely vulnerable to exploitation by traffickers. The chaos following the quake also distracted authorities and hindered

Sex trafficking in the United States (9,720 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

for traffickers and customers to avoid detection and harder for victims to escape. The transient nature of truck stops makes it easier for traffickers to

John Jairo Arias Tascón (815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Jairo Arias Tascón (1961 – 13 June 1990), known as Pinina, was a member of the Medellín Cartel. He took power in the cartel's military wing and was

Human trafficking in Lesotho (1,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

victims of traffickers, who detain them in prison-like conditions and force them to engage in prostitution. Most internal and transnational traffickers operate

John Jairo Arias Tascón (815 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Jairo Arias Tascón (1961 – 13 June 1990), known as Pinina, was a member of the Medellín Cartel. He took power in the cartel's military wing and was

Human trafficking in Lesotho (1,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

victims of traffickers, who detain them in prison-like conditions and force them to engage in prostitution. Most internal and transnational traffickers operate

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The Infiltrator is a 2016 American biographical crime drama thriller film directed by Brad Furman and written by his mother Ellen Brown Furman. The film

Opium production in Afghanistan (8,936 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the rest going to district officials, insurgents, warlords, and drug traffickers. In the seven years (1994–2000) prior to a Taliban opium ban, the Afghan

Human trafficking in South Africa (2,412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

This makes women easy targets for traffickers. Many agree to go abroad with prospects of a better life. Traffickers also seek children from Africa due

Human trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1,498 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

subjected to coercive conditions in Azerbaijan in 2009. NGO's report that traffickers frequently use intermediaries to bring clients to private apartments

Vicente Zambada Niebla (662 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

NTRzacatecas.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2012. Mexico's most wanted traffickers, at $2 million. Associated Press. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009

Human trafficking in Togo (963 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enforcement efforts by increasing the number of traffickers convicted. However, sentences imposed on convicted traffickers were inadequate and protection efforts

Roberto Escobar (1,108 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roberto de Jesús Escobar Gaviria (born January 13, 1947), nicknamed El Osito ("the little teddy bear"), is the brother of deceased drug kingpin, Pablo

Leo Sharp (1,027 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

pounds of cocaine, and this catapulted him into urban legend among drug traffickers who knew of his exploits. Sharp used a Lincoln Mark LT pickup truck to

Jorge Enrique Rodríguez (569 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jorge Enrique Rodríguez Mendieta known by his nom de guerre Iván Vargas (born c. 1963) is a Colombian guerrilla leader member of the Revolutionary Armed

Human trafficking in Turkey (1,234 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crimes, such as sexual assault. The government reported convicting four traffickers during 2007 under its recently amended Article 80, but most prosecutions—initiated

Allison Durbin (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Allison Ann Giles, who performed as Allison Durbin (born 24 May 1950), is a former New Zealand Australian singer, known for her success in the late 1960s

Sex trafficking in Laos (569 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

female perpetrators in Laos come from diverse backgrounds. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by gangs. The extent of sex trafficking

Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera (1,529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera (born August 27, 1965), also known as "La Quica" (Colombian slang for "the fat girl", a childhood nickname), is a former sicario

Drug paraphernalia (715 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

analysis drug test. Dealer-specific products are used by drug sellers or traffickers for preparing drugs for distribution. Items such as digital scales, vials

French Connection (2,169 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

heroin in a typical year, but intelligence showed that the Corsican traffickers were smuggling in 200 pounds (90 kg) every other week. Rosal alone, in

Mario Condello (388 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mario Rocco Condello (12 April 1952 – 6 February 2006) was an Italian-Australian organised crime figure. Condello, once a lawyer, was a member of the Carlton

Nathan Baggaley (1,036 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nathan Baggaley (born 6 December 1975 in Byron Bay, New South Wales) is an Australian sprint canoeist and surfski champion. He is a three-time world champion

Melvin Williams (actor) (682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Melvin Douglas "Little Melvin" Williams (December 14, 1941 – December 3, 2015) was an African-American actor, author, entrepreneur, public speaker, educator

Michael Coutts-Trotter (678 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michael Coutts-Trotter is an Australian public servant who is the current Secretary of the New South Wales Treasury. He was previously the Secretaries

Christopher Coke (1,915 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christopher Michael Coke, also known as Dudus (born 13 March 1969), is a convicted Jamaican drug lord and the leader of the Shower Posse, a violent drug

Human trafficking in Thailand (6,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

military repression. Significant illegal migration to Thailand presents traffickers with opportunities to coerce or defraud undocumented migrants into involuntary

Crime in the United Arab Emirates (1,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

funds, fraud and bribery. The UAE is a drug transshipment country for traffickers due to its proximity to Southwest Asian drug producing nations. Drug

Chris Lewis (cricketer) (1,579 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Clairmonte Christopher Lewis (born 14 February 1968) is an English former cricketer, who played for Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Leicestershire in the 1990s

John Paul Sr. (racing driver) (2,906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John Lee Paul (born Johan Leendert Paul, pronounced [ˈjoːɦɑn ləˈʔɛndɛrt ˈpʌul], on March 12, 1939, disappeared in 2001) is or was an American racing driver

Drug Enforcement Agency (272 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

charged with fighting drug trafficking at the country's borders, arresting traffickers and dealers, and destroying illegal drugs. The DEA is not responsible

William Leonard Pickard (2,608 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by LSD historian Mark McCloud that Pickard worked with a group of LSD traffickers, known as the Clear Light System, in the 1960s. Pickard is said to have

Jon Roberts (2,044 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Jon Pernell Roberts (born John Riccobono; June 21, 1948 – December 28, 2011) was an American drug trafficker and government informant who operated in the

José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa (4,209 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

phone calls from March and October 2012 between Aréchiga Gamboa and drug traffickers from the San Diego–Tijuana area. The investigation also included the

James Rosemond (2,203 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James Rosemond, often known as Jimmy Henchman or sometimes Jimmy Henchmen, is an American former entertainment record executive and convicted criminal

Carlos Castaño Gil (1,272 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Carlos Castaño Gil (16 May 1965 – 16 April 2004) was a Colombian paramilitary leader who was a founder of the Peasant Self-Defenders of Córdoba and Urabá

Alpo Martinez (1,025 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Albert Geddis Martinez, better known as Alpo Martinez, Abraham G. Rodriquez (witness protection), or more simply as Alpo or Po (June 8, 1966 – October

Human trafficking in Italy (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

agricultural workers are Romania, Pakistan, Albania, and Ivory Coast. Traffickers reportedly are moving victims more frequently within Italy, often keeping

Bali Nine (6,461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

September 2007. Kelly, Rick (31 October 2005). ""Bali Nine" alleged drug traffickers set up for execution by Australian police". World Socialist Web Site

Jhon Jairo Velásquez (1,425 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez (April 15, 1962 – February 6, 2020), also known by the alias "Popeye" or "JJ", was a Colombian hitman, who was part of the

Travis Henry (4,162 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Travis Deion Henry (born October 29, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National

Matthew Madonna (1,567 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Matthew Madonna (November 2, 1935) is a member of the Lucchese crime family who served as acting boss before being imprisoned in 2017. In 1959, while serving

Ms. Pat (672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Patricia "Pat" Williams (born April 2, 1972), better known by her stage name Ms. Pat, is an American stand-up comedian and actress known for The Ms. Pat

Andre Melendez (1,715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andre Melendez (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids and purported drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed

Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (5,991 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

groups to avoid attracting unnecessary attention. Unlike other drug traffickers, Lazcano was elusive and avoided opulence and power to keep a low profile

Madiea Ghafoor (405 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Madiea Ghafoor (born 9 September 1992) is a Dutch female former athlete who participated in sprinting and track and field. She mainly competed in the women's

Lancelot Dent (291 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lancelot Dent was a 19th-century British merchant resident for a period in Canton, China who dealt primarily in opium. He was christened on August 4, 1799

Cannabis policy of the Gerald Ford administration (586 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

struck a more conciliatory tone, identifying drug users as victims of traffickers, rather than criminals. Ford retained White House "Drug Czar" Robert

Denny McLain (5,085 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed

Curtis Warren (2,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unlimited credit line from cartels in South America, and with cannabis traffickers in Turkey and Eastern Europe. On 24 October 1996, Brigade Speciale

Gennaro Langella (718 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gennaro Adriano Langella (Italian pronunciation: [dʒenˈnaːro adriˈaːno lanˈdʒɛlla]; December 30, 1938 – December 15, 2013), also known as "Gerry Lang"

Mezz Mezzrow (1,427 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Milton Mesirow (November 9, 1899 – August 5, 1972), better known as Mezz Mezzrow, was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois

Thomas Pitera (1,898 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thomas Pitera (/pɪˈtɛərə/; born December 2, 1954) is an American mobster in the Bonanno crime family. Pitera, a soldier and later on a captain of his own

Hanif Bali (521 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

crime victims. Bali supports the legalization of cannabis to fight drug traffickers and organized crime. @hanifbali (September 1, 2015). "@ArgumentTweet

Brazilian militias (949 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

order. These police-backed militias historically force out the drug traffickers in order to set up their own protection rackets, extorting residents

Teodoro García Simental (1,114 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Teodoro García Simental (a.k.a.: El Teo and El Tres Letras, born 1974) is a former drug lord and lieutenant of the Mexican criminal organization known

Abigael González Valencia (5,451 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in European and Asian drug markets by forging alliances with foreign traffickers, instead of solely focusing on importing narcotics in the U.S. drug market

Charles Zwolsman Sr. (316 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Zwolsman (6 August 1955 – 21 January 2011) was a Dutch drug dealer and professional racecar driver and team owner. Zwolsman was born in Oostzaan

Melvin Williams (actor) (682 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Melvin Douglas "Little Melvin" Williams (December 14, 1941 – December 3, 2015) was an African-American actor, author, entrepreneur, public speaker, educator

Adolfo Constanzo (1,605 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo (November 1, 1962 – May 6, 1989) was a Cuban-American serial killer, drug dealer and cult leader who led an infamous drug-trafficking

Vladimiro Montesinos (6,951 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that Montesinos was involved with being paid for the immunity of drug traffickers. Allegations circulated that Montesinos and General Nicolás Hermoza Ríos

Andre Melendez (1,715 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andre Melendez (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids and purported drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed

Narcotics in Bolivia (4,481 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mass media by narcotics traffickers; the spread of drug abuse among Bolivian youth; and the increased links between traffickers and guerrilla groups. An

Tommaso Buscetta (2,158 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Tommaso Buscetta (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo buʃˈʃetta]; 13 July 1928 – 2 April 2000) was a high ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian

John Forté (1,830 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

John Forté (born January 30, 1975) is an American recording artist and producer. He is primarily known for being a member of the musical duo Refugee Camp

Omar Portee (725 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Omar Portee (born c. 1969), also known as "O.G. Mack", is an American gang leader, known for founding the United Blood Nation gang while serving a prison

Costabile Farace (2,117 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Costabile "Gus" Farace, Jr. (June 21, 1960 Bushwick, Brooklyn – November 17, 1989 Bensonhurst, Brooklyn) was an Italian American criminal and mobster.

Curtis Warren (2,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

unlimited credit line from cartels in South America, and with cannabis traffickers in Turkey and Eastern Europe. On 24 October 1996, Brigade Speciale

Nicholas Santora (2,032 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicholas Angelo "Nicky Mouth" Santora (June 21, 1942 – October 27, 2018) was the reputed underboss of the Bonanno crime family. Nicholas Santora was born

Human trafficking in Cyprus (1,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

passed a new National Action Plan and convicted an increased number of traffickers in 2009. However, during the reporting period, the government identified

Steve Durbano (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Harry Steven Durbano (December 12, 1951 – November 16, 2002) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player noted for his villainous behaviour on the ice

Azie Faison (739 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Azie Faison Jr. (born November 10, 1964), sometimes known by the nickname AZ, is an American former drug dealer and businessman from Harlem, New York City

Samuel R. Caldwell (166 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel R. Caldwell (February 11, 1880 – June 24, 1941) was one of the first people convicted and sentenced to prison for not paying his marijuana tax cannabis

Van Tuong Nguyen (2,980 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Van Tuong Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, listen; 17 August 1980 – 2 December 2005), baptised Caleb, was an Australian from Melbourne, Victoria convicted

Human trafficking in Azerbaijan (557 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Azerbaijan. Youth is the main place among people exploitation by human traffickers. There is a struggle in human trafficking for many years. There are some

Human trafficking in Ghana (1,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

subjected to commercial sexual exploitation within Ghana. Internal labor traffickers are commonly freelance operators, and may be known to members of the

Christy Kinahan (1,237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christopher Vincent Kinahan, Sr. (born 23 March 1957[citation needed]); is an Irish drug dealer with convictions for ecstasy and heroin smuggling. The

Cannabis in the Dominican Republic (271 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Those found guilty of possessing more than one pound are considered traffickers. The minimum sentence is five years in prison and a fine of $50,000 Dominican

Arlyne Brickman (673 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arlyne Brickman (1934–2020) was an informant against the American Mafia. Brickman was born in New York City's Lower East Side in 1934. When growing up

Sex trafficking in East Timor (322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

conditions. A number contract sexually transmitted diseases from rapes. Traffickers are often members of or facilitated by crime syndicates and gangs. The

Richard Wershe Jr. (1,077 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Richard Wershe Jr. (born July 18, 1969), known as "White Boy Rick", is an American former drug trafficker and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant

Sex trafficking in Vietnam (1,844 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to help hide their identity. Some sex traffickers pose as police officers to gain victims' trust. Traffickers use chat sites and social networks such

Walter Douglas (1,536 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Walter Douglas (born 1961) is an alleged Scottish drug trafficker and organised crime figure, dubbed the Tartan Pimpernel by the press, who is reportedly

Sex trafficking in Indonesia (338 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

online pornographic films. The sex traffickers are often part of or collude with criminal syndicates. The traffickers have been creating accounts on pornographic

Lewis Moran (810 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lewis Moran (7 July 1941 – 31 March 2004) was an Australian organized crime figure and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ronnie Brunswijk (2,268 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ronnie Brunswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔni ˈbrʏnsʋɛik]; born 7 March 1961) is a Surinamese politician, businessman, former rebel leader, footballer

The Notorious B.I.G. (9,036 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie

Independent Cartel of Acapulco (839 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

entrenched in violence is because the port city is treasured by drug traffickers due to its corruption, its long and jagged coastline, and the high amount

Human trafficking in Austria (1,654 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

which works primarily with Nigerian trafficking victims reported that traffickers abuse the legal prostitution and asylum processes to control their victims

Vito Rizzuto (3,847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

closely with the Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan – major illicit drug traffickers – that was led in Canada by Alfonso Caruana. In early 2004, Rizzuto was

Prostitution in Ukraine (1,989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

were convinced to leave Ukraine with the promise of profit by traffickers. The traffickers say they will work as dancers or in-store clerks. Victims are

Kempi (1,134 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jerreley Zanian John Slijger (born June 18, 1986), known by his stage name Kempi, is a Dutch rapper. From 2006 to 2012 Kempi was signed at Dutch label

Organised crime in Nigeria (2,908 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

fraudsters, bandits (such as looting and kidnappings on major highways), drug traffickers and racketeers, which have spread across Western Africa. Nigerian criminal

Victor Patiño-Fomeque (414 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Victor Julio Patiño Fomeque (born January 31, 1959) is a Colombian narcotrafficker member of the Cali Cartel and Norte del Valle Cartel, currently active

Nazario Moreno González (6,510 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

cartels. Reportedly, González met with several other high-ranking drug traffickers, including Fernando Sánchez Arellano of the Tijuana Cartel; Juan José

Tony Mokbel (2,701 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Antonios Sajih Mokbel (Arabic: طوني مقبل) (born 11 August 1965) is an Australian criminal who has been convicted of a number of offences, most prominently

Juan Matta-Ballesteros (1,845 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has been credited with being one of the first to connect Mexican drug traffickers with the Colombian cocaine cartels. This connection paved the way for

Oficina de Envigado (1,196 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and are now mainly focused on providing services to lower level drug traffickers and mafia groups. It operates throughout Colombia, but mainly in the

Gonen Segev (1,269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gonen Segev (Hebrew: גונן שגב, born 6 January 1956) is a former Minister of Energy & Infrastructure of Israel, member of Knesset, and pediatrician. In

Human trafficking in Latvia (759 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

convicted traffickers served time in prison. During the reporting period, two traffickers were sentenced to five to 10 years’ imprisonment, two traffickers were

Dési Bouterse (5,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

and Panama with DEA operatives posing as Hezbollah and Mexican drug traffickers. After the return of democratic government, led in succession by Ronald

Ovidio Guzmán López (2,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ovidio Guzmán López (born 29 March 1990) is a Mexican former drug lord and high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based in the state

Grant Krieger (404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grant Wayne Krieger is a prominent Canadian who in May 1996 travelled to Holland to obtain a prescription for Cannabis to help alleviate symptoms from

Human trafficking in Albania (1,483 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

intimidation from traffickers. In some cases in 2009, the police offered no protections to trafficking victims when testifying against their traffickers, forcing

Grant Krieger (404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Grant Wayne Krieger is a prominent Canadian who in May 1996 travelled to Holland to obtain a prescription for Cannabis to help alleviate symptoms from

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (7,152 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes (Latin American Spanish: [neˈmesio oseˈɣeɾa seɾˈβantes]; born 17 July 1966, or 17 July 1964), commonly referred to by

Gonen Segev (1,269 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gonen Segev (Hebrew: גונן שגב, born 6 January 1956) is a former Minister of Energy & Infrastructure of Israel, member of Knesset, and pediatrician. In

Eduardo Ravelo (509 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Retrieved August 14, 2010. Sherman, Christopher (May 2, 2010). "Mexican traffickers get help from US prison gangs". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 14

Marty Johnstone (300 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Christopher Martin "Marty" Johnstone (1951–1979) was a New Zealand drug trafficker born in Auckland who was called "Mr Asia" by the Auckland Star newspaper

Smuggling (5,251 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

trafficked; they are tricked, lured by false promises, or forced into it. Traffickers use coercive tactics including deception, fraud, intimidation, isolation

Prostitution in the Czech Republic (2,173 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

sentences imposed on traffickers remained low. The Czech police increased its capacity to investigate and convict traffickers over the reporting period

Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (146 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juan Carlos Ortiz Escobar (died in 2002) a.k.a. Cuchilla was a Colombian drug dealer and high ranking member of the Cali Cartel. Ortiz-Escobar was a nephew

Prostitution in Spain (4,026 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

other cross over the border in the afternoon and leave at night. Sex traffickers exploit foreign victims in Spain and, to a lesser extent, Spanish victims

Mery Valencia (380 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in the slums of Cali, Colombia. She had multiple contacts with drug traffickers and became associated with the Cali Cartel, later moving to Miami in

Pee Wee Kirkland (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland (born May 6, 1945) is a former American streetball player and drug kingpin. Born in Manhattan, New York, Kirkland played varsity

Sam Hurd (1,237 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Samuel George Hurd III (born April 24, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver and convicted drug dealer. He was in the National Football League

Prostitution in Angola (922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

no access to health services. Human traffickers exploit domestic and foreign victims in Angola, and traffickers exploit victims from Angola abroad. Angolan

Noriega: God's Favorite (395 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Noriega: God's Favorite is a 2000 biographical made-for-television film starring Bob Hoskins as Manuel Noriega. The film tells the story of the rise of

Sin tetas no hay paraíso (857 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to become a "prepago" (prepaid), a prostitute who has sex with drug traffickers in exchange for gifts, money, and social status. The complete, uncut

Robert Trimbole (1,740 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bruno Robert Trimbole (/trɪmboʊli/) (19 March 1931 – 12 May 1987) was an Australian businessman, drug baron and organized crime figure whose alleged involvement

Klaas Bruinsma (drug lord) (1,227 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

Middelburg 2008:36 Middelburg 2008:37 Dutch killing reopens files on traffickers. The Independent, 11 May 1992. "Yab Yum: exclusief én crimineel". Archived

Human trafficking in Sierra Leone (1,018 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

despite limited resources. The government reported that it prosecuted five traffickers, but was unable to provide data on trafficking convictions. While Sierra

Robert Chambers (criminal) (3,167 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Robert Emmet Chambers Jr. (born September 25, 1966) is an American criminal and convicted killer. He was dubbed the Preppy Killer and the Central Park

Dennis Fentie (1,304 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving

Carlos Alberto Rentería Mantilla (964 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

labeled "one of Colombia's most powerful and sophisticated narcotics traffickers" by Adam Szubin, Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United

Human trafficking in the Middle East (2,642 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of money laundering, making it difficult to trace the activities of traffickers. Girls and women who are sexually exploited by rape, forced prostitution

Scott Steinert (4,336 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Scott Steinert (1962 – 4 November 1997) was an American outlaw biker and gangster who was a member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club in Montreal, Quebec

Andrew Chan (4,482 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Andrew Chan (Chinese: 陳子維; Jyutping: Can4 Zi2 Wai4; 12 January 1984 – 29 April 2015) was an Australian man who was convicted and executed in Indonesia

Renae Lawrence (3,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011. "Graphic footage of alleged traffickers' police interview". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated

Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus (213 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Phanor Arizabaleta-Arzayus (May 12, 1938 – April 3, 2016) was a Colombian drug trafficker. He was a member of the Cali Cartel and the fifth most important

Mr Nice (1,518 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Mr Nice (US title Mr. Nice) is a 2010 crime drama film written and directed by Bernard Rose, Mr Nice is in part a biopic, a loose film adaptation of Mr

Juan Carlos Ramírez Abadía (1,769 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

has been cited as "... one of the most powerful and most elusive drug traffickers in Colombia" by Adam J. Szubin, Director of the U.S. Department of the

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Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano (born 23 February 1961), also known as Don Berna or Adolfo Paz, is a former leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of

Robert B. Anderson (1,721 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Anguilla-based bank. The bank was involved in money laundering for drug traffickers. Anderson pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the banking laws,

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improved its law enforcement efforts by sentencing and convicting more traffickers during the reporting period and took steps to address child sex tourism

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Richard Thomas Porter (July 26, 1965 – January 3, 1990), better known as Rich Porter, was an American drug kingpin and gangster who rose to prominence

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especially efforts to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence traffickers. Despite endemic government corruption and evidence of individual low-

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Alberto (Italian: [alˈbɛrto]; 1922–November 1961) and Vito Agueci (Italian: [ˈviːto aˈɡwɛːtʃi]), also known as the Agueci brothers, were Sicilian mafiosi

Sex trafficking in Cambodia (1,031 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

female perpetrators in Cambodia come from many backgrounds. A number of traffickers are members of or facilitated by gangs. Pedophiles travel to Cambodia

Antonio Cárdenas Guillén (6,287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

drug cartel violence because the area is a strategic route for drug traffickers. The highway that connects Ciudad Mier with Monterrey is a lucrative

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Thomas Jonathan Jackson Ravenel (born August 11, 1962) is an American politician and reality television star. He is the son of former representative Arthur

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Yoshio Kodama (児玉誉士夫, Kodama Yoshio, February 18, 1911 – January 17, 1984) was a Japanese right-wing ultranationalist, Imperial Japanese Navy rear admiral

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Andrew Carter Thornton II (October 30, 1944 – September 11, 1985) was an American narcotics officer and lawyer who became the head member of "The Company"

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extradition. The cited fear was an attempt on his life by other drug traffickers or corrupt politicians fearing what testimony he may give. It is believed

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Mickey Munday (born June 29, 1945) is an American former drug trafficker and former associate of Colombia's Medellin Cartel during the growth phase in

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Brett Kimberlin (born 1954) is an American political activist who was convicted in 1980 on drug charges and of perpetrating the 1978 Speedway bombings

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mines in the northern area of Burundi, especially around Cibitoke. Some traffickers may be family or acquaintances of victims who, under the pretext of assisting

José Manuel Garza Rendón (3,347 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"$2 Million Reward Offered Leading to the Arrest or Conviction of Drug Traffickers". Drug Enforcement Administration. 14 December 2000. Archived from the

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did not amend its criminal code to increase penalties for convicted traffickers, and did not provide financial or in-kind assistance to NGOs, providing

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trafficking. Some migrants were suspected to be traffickers, particularly Nigerien migrants to Algeria. Traffickers operated primarily small, freelance operations

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John Gilligan (born 28 March 1952) is a convicted Irish gangster. He was given a 28-year prison sentence for the trafficking of commercial quantities of

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employment through fraudulent newspaper or television advertisements, and traffickers continue to use technology like “TV Chat” to lure victims. Many victims

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Commission. Gaetano Badalamenti would become one of the major heroin traffickers of the Sicilian Mafia. From 1975 to 1984, he was one of the main ringleaders

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Michael John Nunn (born April 14, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two-weight world champion, having

Human trafficking in Burundi (2,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

mines in the northern area of Burundi, especially around Cibitoke. Some traffickers may be family or acquaintances of victims who, under the pretext of assisting

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who were accused of kidnapping Marita Veron and selling her to human traffickers. All the defendants were acquitted on December 12, 2012. In December

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trafficking. Some migrants were suspected to be traffickers, particularly Nigerien migrants to Algeria. Traffickers operated primarily small, freelance operations

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Inés Coronel Barreras (born 21 January 1968) is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal group based

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clear under what provisions of the law, if any, traffickers are prosecuted. Laws used to prosecute traffickers and trafficking victims are those that seek

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stores in the U.S. to sell assault-style weapons to Mexican firearm traffickers. In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided

Angelo Lonardo (786 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Angelo Anthony Lonardo (January 21, 1911 − March 31, 2006) was an American mobster who became the acting boss of the Cleveland crime family in the early

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Evangelos "Ange" Goussis (born 14 September 1967[citation needed]) is an Australian former boxer and kickboxer from Geelong, Victoria, and is a multiple

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being trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. However, in 2007 traffickers increasingly used false documents, including passports, to obtain tourist

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have focused on rescue and restoration of victims, and prosecution of traffickers. Few efforts focus on the buyers – those that fuel the market for human

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Leslie "Ike" Atkinson (November 19, 1925 - November 11, 2014) was a US Army master sergeant and convicted drug trafficker. He is believed to have been

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Winston Anglin (27 August 1962 – 5 September 2004) was a Jamaican international football player. Nicknamed Twinny Bug he played for local sides Wadadah

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of the 15-gram (0.53 oz) cut-off point used to distinguish users from traffickers. On death row, Chambers had taken up biblical studies with a Western

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David MacDonald Carroll (born 1 April 1952), better known as "Wolf", is a Canadian outlaw biker and reputed gangster who was a member of the elite Nomad

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silence. Her actions leave Marcus in terrible danger from Romanian drug traffickers. 3 "Episode 3" Luis Prieto Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, David Barrocal

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Dennis Bruce Allen (7 November 1951 – 13 April 1987) was an Australian drug dealer who was reported to have murdered many victims. He was based in Melbourne

Pete Rose Jr. (1,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peter Edward "PJ" Rose Jr. (born November 16, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. The son of Major League Baseball's

Prostitution in Kosovo (656 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Trafficking and Prostitution Police Unit with the intention combating pimps, traffickers and organised crime. Measures against trafficking were included in the

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David McMillan (born 1956) is a British-Australian former drug smuggler who is the only Westerner on record as having successfully escaped Bangkok's Klong

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Paul Anthony Kelly (born 12 September 1984) is a retired English mixed martial artist who is best known for his nine-fight stint in the Ultimate Fighting

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prescribes severe penalties, often including death sentences for convicted traffickers. The U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking

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Pheung Kya-shin (simplified Chinese: 彭家声; traditional Chinese: 彭家聲; pinyin: Péng Jiāshēng; Burmese: ဖုန်ကြားရှင်; 5 February 1931 – 16 February 2022) was

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Macedonian men were allegedly subjected to forced labor in Azerbaijan. Traffickers continued to operate in more hidden, private sectors in an attempt to

Zahra Bahrami (1,016 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Zahra Bahrami, also spelled Sahra Baahrami (Persian: زهرا بهرامی; 25 January 1965 – 29 January 2011) (Previous name: Zahra Mehrabi), was a dual Dutch and

Francesco Di Carlo (1,293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francesco Di Carlo (February 18, 1941 – April 16, 2020) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned state witness (pentito — a mafioso turned informer)

Jeff Fort (1,604 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jeff Fort (born February 20, 1947), also known as Abdul Malik Ka'bah, is an American mobster and former gang kingpin from Chicago, Illinois. Fort co-founded

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Henry Loaiza Ceballos aka El Alacrán (The Scorpion) is a former Colombian drug trafficker and a member of the Cali Cartel. Loaiza was mainly in charge

Hüseyin Baybaşin (768 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Hüseyin Baybaşin (born 25 December 1956) is a Kurdish drug trafficker. He is currently serving a life sentence in the Netherlands after being convicted

Rodrigo Tovar Pupo (952 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

well as being the alleged ring leader of a loose confederation of drug traffickers operating in the eastern zone of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (a

Nicolo Rizzuto (3,238 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicolo Rizzuto (Italian: [nikoˈlɔ rritˈtsuːto]; February 18, 1924 – November 10, 2010) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss and founder of the Rizzuto crime

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sidelines. The El Paso–Juárez corridor is a lucrative route for drug traffickers because the DEA estimates that about 70% of the cocaine that enters the

Jamil Hopoate (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jamil Hopoate (born 8 November 1994) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and convicted criminal who last played as a lock and

Akmal Shaikh (5,851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

stance underlined the "strong resentment" felt by its public to drug traffickers, in part based on "the bitter memory of history" – a reference to the

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Epalahame Liavaʻa, better known as Alamoni Liavaʻa (born circa 1959) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as centre. He is known by his nickname

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undertook sustained measures to assist trafficking victims, prosecute traffickers, provide anti-trafficking law enforcement statistics, prevent trafficking

Ion Croitoru (7,897 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ion William Croitoru (December 7, 1963 – February 21, 2017) was a Canadian professional wrestler. He was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Illegal drug trade in Venezuela (2,685 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

partnership with Colombia in 2005, Venezuela became more attractive to drug traffickers. Between 2008 and 2012, Venezuela's cocaine seizure ranking among other

Javier Ovando (221 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Javier Francisco Ovando (born c.1977), is a Honduran man who became a central figure in the LAPD Rampart scandal when he was shot and framed by corrupt

Celestino Caballero (685 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Celestino Caballero (born June 21, 1976) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight

Adán Amezcua Contreras (341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Adán Amezcua Contreras (born c. 1969), along with his brothers Jesús and Luis, was a leader of the Colima Cartel, a Mexican methamphetamine and precursor

Michele Greco (1,934 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michele Greco (Italian: [miˈkɛːle ˈɡrɛːko]; 12 May 1924 – 13 February 2008) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia and a convicted murderer. Greco died in

2014 Malta migrant shipwreck (434 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

later on September 11. Two Palestinian survivors of the wreck accuse the traffickers of intentionally sinking the vessel after the refugees would not agree

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in prison, raising concerns that punishments were inadequate to deter traffickers. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in

Mérida Initiative (5,992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

shared solution and remark that most of the financing for the Mexican traffickers comes from American drug consumers. U.S. law enforcement officials estimate

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Zhenli Ye Gon (born January 31, 1963, in Shanghai) is a Chinese-Mexican businessman currently under suspicion of trafficking pseudoephedrine or ephedrine

Vicente Castaño (419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José Vicente Castaño Gil aka El Profe (born July 2, 1957) is a former leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a right-wing Colombian

Operation Sophia (1,888 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enabling assets used or suspected of being used by migrant smugglers or traffickers. The Juncker Commission, in particular the High Representative of the

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Princ Dobroshi (born 2 April 1964 in Peja, KS Kosovo , SFR Yugoslavia) is a Kosovo Albanian crime boss, formerly active in Europe in the 1990s dealing

List of massacres in Guatemala (522 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in Nicaragua November 8, 2008 Zacapa department 16 An attack by drug traffickers causes the death of 16 foreigners who were on a bus in the department

Danny Wicks (860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Danny Wicks (born 5 December 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played as a prop in the NRL for the St. George Illawarra

Operation Sophia (1,888 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enabling assets used or suspected of being used by migrant smugglers or traffickers. The Juncker Commission, in particular the High Representative of the

Danny Wicks (860 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Danny Wicks (born 5 December 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played as a prop in the NRL for the St. George Illawarra

Human trafficking in Germany (1,188 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in prison, raising concerns that punishments were inadequate to deter traffickers. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in

Prostitution in Bulgaria (894 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

government convicted 34 sex traffickers in 2016 (47 sex traffickers convicted in 2015). Only 12 of the 34 convicted traffickers, 34 percent, received a prison

Khun Sa (3,831 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Through the 1960s Khun Sa became one of Burma's most notorious drug traffickers. He challenged the local dominance of the Kuomintang remnants in Shan

Interstate 81 (2,662 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

as I-95; for this reason, it is also used heavily by drug and human traffickers, as it is less monitored by law enforcement than I-95. This led to the

Holly (2006 film) (400 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

artifacts dealer in Cambodia who tries to save a young girl from child traffickers. It stars Ron Livingston, Chris Penn, and Thuy Nguyen. Shot on location

Edward Bunker (2,818 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Edward Heward Bunker (December 31, 1933 – July 19, 2005) was an American author of crime fiction, a screenwriter, convicted felon and an actor. He wrote

Idalia Ramos Rangel (2,116 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Idalia Ramos Rangel (born 20 May 1955) is a Mexican business owner and suspected drug lord. According to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

List of massacres in Guatemala (522 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in Nicaragua November 8, 2008 Zacapa department 16 An attack by drug traffickers causes the death of 16 foreigners who were on a bus in the department

Rosario Riccobono (821 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

in Sicily, in 1974. He was initially close to other important heroin traffickers such as Stefano Bontade, Salvatore Inzerillo and Gaetano Badalamenti

Michael Branch (footballer) (749 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

Paul Michael Branch (born 18 October 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1995 to 2010. He played Premier League

Vicente Castaño (419 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

José Vicente Castaño Gil aka El Profe (born July 2, 1957) is a former leader of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a right-wing Colombian

Human trafficking in Nigeria (3,466 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

suits against traffickers, or claim funds from a Victims' Trust Fund set up in 2009 through which assets confiscated from traffickers are transferred

Frank Polizzi (1,074 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Francesco "Frank" Polizzi (1936 - December 24, 2001) was a New Jersey mobster and captain in the DeCavalcante crime family. A reputed drug dealer in the

Juma Khan (363 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juma Khan, an ethnic Baloch from Afghanistan's Nimroz Province, is a drug lord with links to the Taliban. Juma Khan was an illiterate provincial drug smuggler

Scott Rush (2,307 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Press. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2011. "Graphic footage of alleged traffickers' police interview". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated

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centre of a serious child trafficking scandal. It erupted after rival traffickers gave the Nigerian police pictures of children from Za-Kpota working arduously

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Terrance John Clark (12 November 1944 – 12 August 1983), also known by the aliases Terry Sinclair, Alexander James Sinclair, Tony Bennetti, the Australian

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Nicholas George Paltos (c. 1940 – 26 December 2003) was an Australian doctor who became a convicted criminal. Paltos was born Nicholas George Paltos (or

Savaş Buldan (688 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Savaş Buldan (6 May 1964 – 3 June 1994) was a Kurdish businessman in Turkey. He was arrested by Turkish security forces and was found dead on 4 June 1994

Human trafficking in Pakistan (2,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

non-payment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse. Moreover, traffickers use violence, psychological coercion and isolation, often seizing travel

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freely within Antigua while continuing to hold meetings with known drug traffickers (including an unidentified member of a Colombian drug cartel) and recruiting

Neddy Smith (1,318 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Arthur Stanley "Neddy" Smith (27 November 1944 – 8 September 2021) was an Australian criminal who was convicted of drug trafficking, theft, rape, armed

Jiří Bubla (222 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jiří Bubla (born January 27, 1950) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. Bubla played his entire National Hockey League career with the

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been described as "quintessentially ... a part of football in Africa". Traffickers, representing themselves as "agents" of premier football leagues, prey

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Oscar Danilo Blandón Reyes (born July 29, 1951) is a Nicaraguan born drug trafficker who is best known as one of the main subjects of the 1996 newspaper

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of severe poverty. In cases where they are taken out of the country, traffickers prey on the fact that the children are often unable to understand the

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Ivory Brandon Harris, known as B-Stupid, is a gangster from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States who gained notoriety when police accused him of committing

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8 February 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2011. "Graphic footage of alleged traffickers' police interview". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 20

Adán Medrano Rodríguez (3,843 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"$2 Million Reward Offered Leading to the Arrest or Conviction of Drug Traffickers". Drug Enforcement Administration. 14 December 2000. Archived from the

Not My Life (6,147 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

commodification of millions of people and identifies the practices of traffickers as undermining international economics, security, sustainability and

Leonidas Vargas (1,022 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Leonidas Vargas Vargas (May 13, 1949 – January 8, 2009), also known as "El Viejo" and "The King of Caqueta", was a Colombian drug lord who headed a multimillion-dollar

Eternity and a Day (906 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

immigrant boy again, and witnesses his capture at the hands of human traffickers who try to sell him into illegal adoption. Alexandros infiltrates the

Felix Mitchell (622 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Felix Wayne Mitchell Jr. (August 23, 1954 – August 21, 1986) was a drug lord from Oakland, California, and leader of the "69 Mob" criminal organization

Fidel Castaño (767 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

genuinely persecuted many Colombians, Los Pepes were mostly cocaine traffickers and manufacturers looking to benefit from Escobar's fall. After Pablo

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traffickers cut her open to retrieve the other drug pellets inside her body. Scared, Maria convinces Blanca to escape with her while the traffickers are

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Victor Alexis Rivera Santiago (September 17, 1986 - July 1, 2010), better known by his stage name Lele "El Arma Secreta", was a Puerto Rican rapper, singer-songwriter

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between the ages of 16 and 30 were most at risk of being trafficked. Human traffickers often used informal social networks to approach potential victims. The

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British drug traffickers

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human trafficking in Cambodia. The term "Storm Makers" refers to the traffickers and the damage they inflict on villages and families. One such trafficker

Alfonso Caruana (1,283 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Alfonso Caruana (Italian: [alˈfɔnso karuˈaːna]; born 1 January 1946) is an Italian-Canadian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia who was the head

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (1,538 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

ensuring they would never be able to pay off their original debt to their traffickers, and remain under their control. The case garnered national press coverage

Detention centres in Libya (1,524 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Detention centres in Libya are criminal enterprises run by gangs of human traffickers and kidnappers for profit. Lawlessness in Libya has resulted in circumstances

Zeev Rosenstein (498 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Zeev Rosenstein (Hebrew: זאב רוזנשטיין; born 1954) is an infamous Israeli drug trafficker. Rosenstein was born in Jaffa to immigrant parents, a Romanian

Sara Aldrete (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sara María Aldrete Villareal (born September 6, 1964) is a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of murder while heading a drug-smuggling and human sacrifice

Capital punishment in Indonesia (4,321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

penalty and the death penalty is also regularly applied to certain drug traffickers. Executions are carried out by firing squad. Though the death penalty

Jaybee Sebastian (521 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jaybee Niño Manicad Sebastian (January 20, 1980 – July 18, 2020) was a Filipino high-profile inmate interned at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) who was convicted

Jim Clark (sheriff) (1,596 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Gardner Clark, Jr. (September 17, 1922 – June 4, 2007) was the sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, United States from 1955 to 1966. He was one of

Human trafficking in Malawi (1,262 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Forced labor in agriculture is often found on tobacco plantations. Labor traffickers are often villagers who have moved to urban areas and subsequently recruit

Sara Aldrete (512 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sara María Aldrete Villareal (born September 6, 1964) is a Mexican serial killer who was convicted of murder while heading a drug-smuggling and human sacrifice

Operation Stormy Nights (851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

girls from child prostitution. Twelve pimps were arrested. Most of these traffickers' victims were between 12 and 17 years of age. Lieutenant Alan Prince

Zeev Rosenstein (498 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Zeev Rosenstein (Hebrew: זאב רוזנשטיין; born 1954) is an infamous Israeli drug trafficker. Rosenstein was born in Jaffa to immigrant parents, a Romanian

Gary Tovar (1,188 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gary Tovar is a music business consultant and former music promoter. He founded the music concert business Goldenvoice Productions, which promotes the

Jim Clark (sheriff) (1,596 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

James Gardner Clark, Jr. (September 17, 1922 – June 4, 2007) was the sheriff of Dallas County, Alabama, United States from 1955 to 1966. He was one of

Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State (3,404 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

by armed drug traffickers for more than twenty-five years, the fear of retribution, which was a mainstay of the "law of the traffickers" is slow to die

Michaël Blanc (880 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Michaël Loïc Blanc (born 1974) is a French national who was convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia after 3.8 kilograms of hashish was found in his

The A21 Campaign (1,285 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

awareness and prevention, the protection of survivors, the prosecution of traffickers, and various partnerships. The A21 Campaign has branches in the Australia

Ismail Lika (103 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ismail Lika was a Kosovar-Albanian mobster active in New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed the king of the New York drug underworld, Ismail Lika issued a

Fernando Zevallos (810 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

airline being placed on a blacklist of companies with links to drug traffickers. The moves prevented American companies from doing business with the

Max Mermelstein (3,139 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Max Mermelstein (November 1, 1942 – September 12, 2008) was an American drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the late 1970s and early 80s, who later

Capital punishment in Indonesia (4,321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

penalty and the death penalty is also regularly applied to certain drug traffickers. Executions are carried out by firing squad. Though the death penalty

Human trafficking in Chile (1,006 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

country during legal proceedings against their traffickers. Victims may also bring legal action against traffickers and seek restitution. The government had

Human trafficking in Taiwan (2,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

enforcement efforts are inadequate. Taiwan authorities have reported that traffickers continue to use fraudulent marriages to facilitate labor and sex trafficking

Colima Cartel (803 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

was able to pact with the previous motorcycle gangs and independent traffickers who once dominated the methamphetamine trade in the U.S. The cartel was

Nicholas John Baker (2,667 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Nicholas John 'Nick' Baker is a British citizen who was convicted of smuggling cocaine and ecstasy into Japan. He was arrested at Narita Airport on 13

John Traynor (criminal) (694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article

John "the Coach" Traynor (1948 – 24 October 2021) was a major Irish organized crime figure who was a both a longtime confidential source for Irish investigative

Roger Rogerson (2,930 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Roger Caleb Rogerson (3 January 1941 – 21 January 2024) was an Australian detective sergeant in the New South Wales Police Force and a convicted murderer

Señora Acero (2,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the illegitimate daughter of Vicente Acero and joins the world of drug traffickers along with her half-brother Salvador Acero (Michel Duval) to help immigrants

Randy Lanier (2,622 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Randy Thomas Lanier (born 1954) is a professional race car driver and convicted drug trafficker from the United States. He is best known for his racing

Lee Murray (3,477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani (born 12 November 1977) is an English-Moroccan mixed martial arts fighter and convicted bank robber. In 2005, his MMA career

Yong Vui Kong (1,525 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

tackling drug trafficking activities, or any other conditions. For drug traffickers who were not condemned to death but to life-long incarceration with caning

Jemeker Thompson (755 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Jemeker Thompson-Hairston is an American former drug dealer who rose to the top of the cocaine trade during the peak of the 1980s crack epidemic in the

Human trafficking in Poland (1,682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

that courts convicted four traffickers under Article 189a in 2022, a significant decrease compared to the 25 traffickers convicted in 2021. The sentences

Paul Le Roux (11,187 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Paul Calder Le Roux (born 24 December 1972) is a former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration

Myuran Sukumaran (5,731 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

"Chan and Sukumaran unmasked: the misguided youths who turned drug traffickers". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 3

Eddie Nash (1,903 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Eddie Nash (April 3, 1929 – August 9, 2014) was an American nightclub owner and restaurateur in Los Angeles, as well as a convicted money launderer and

Human trafficking in the Central African Republic (1,267 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

committee’s work. The government did not take law enforcement action against traffickers, identify or provide protective services to child trafficking victims

Human trafficking in Sweden (667 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

procurement law with weaker penalties to prosecute and convict a number of sex traffickers. In 2007, police conducted 15 trafficking investigations, a decrease

Wilber Varela (1,764 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article

Wilber Alirio Varela Fajardo (November 6, 1957 – 2008), also known as Jabón ("Soap"), was a Colombian drug trafficker. He was the leader of the Norte del

Stephen W. Doran (1,022 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Stephen W. Doran (born March 26, 1956) is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1995. He later

Bulletproof (TV series) (1,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

investigate some of the country's most dangerous criminals, including traffickers, drug dealers and armed robbers, whilst being overseen by their boss

Claude Massop (464 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Claude Massop (12 May 1947 – 4 February 1979) was the leader and strongman of the Phoenix Gang, later renamed the Shower Posse, belonging to Tivoli Gardens

Erik Audé (599 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Erik Anthony Audé (born April 5, 1980) is an American actor, stuntman, restaurateur, and professional poker player who was arrested and imprisoned in Pakistan

Narcotics Rewards Program (486 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

leading to the arrest and/or conviction of major international narcotics traffickers who send drugs into the United States. It was established by Congress

2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres (6,660 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

leads into Interstate 35, one of the most lucrative routes for drug traffickers. Nuevo Laredo is a lucrative drug corridor because of the large volume

Victor Amuso (4,355 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as "The Deadly Don"

Tricked (film) (723 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

understand and spot the scouting and manipulating techniques commonly used by traffickers. Filming for Tricked took place in New York City, Las Vegas, Denver,

Human trafficking in Guinea (1,142 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

are trafficked to Guinea for commercial sexual exploitation by Chinese traffickers. Networks also traffic women from Nigeria, India, and Greece through

El Paso Intelligence Center (309 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the Center was to assist in the identification of drug traffickers and alien traffickers along the U.S.-Mexico border. The current EPIC facility was

Deforestation in Central America (4,288 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

drug traffickers incentivize DTOs to convert forest to agriculture to launder these profits. "Improving" remote land not only allows narco-traffickers to

Charles Carneglia (531 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Charles Carneglia (born 1946) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. Carneglia was born in Queens in 1946. Charles Carneglia and his brother

Kerry Committee (779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

his name. Press accounts concerning links between the Contras and drug traffickers, which began with a December 1985 story by the Associated Press, led

Wallace Rice (gangster) (317 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

activities related to the heroin trade. Barnes helped to indict 44 other traffickers, 16 of whom were ultimately convicted. In this testimony, he implicated

Antigua and Barbuda–United States relations (602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Puerto Rico makes it an attractive transshipment point for narcotics traffickers. To address these problems, the United States and Antigua and Barbuda

Cocaine Godmother (755 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Cocaine Godmother is a 2017 American biographical crime drama film directed by Guillermo Navarro and written by David McKenna. The film stars Catherine

Ridouan Taghi (2,529 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ridouan Taghi (born 20 December 1977) is a convicted Moroccan-Dutch criminal who became a prime suspect in at least ten murders related to organised crime

Ng Sik-ho (901 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ng Sik-ho (traditional Chinese: 吳錫豪; simplified Chinese: 吴锡豪; pinyin: Wú Xī-háo; Jyutping: Ng4 Sik3-hou4, 1930 – September 8, 1991), also known as "Crippled

Ricardo Jordan (129 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ricardo Jordan (born June 27, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of four seasons in the majors, from 1995 until 1998, for

Paolo Di Lauro (770 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Paolo Di Lauro (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo di ˈlauro]; born August 26, 1953) is an Italian crime boss, leader of the Di Lauro Clan, a Camorra crime