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The History and Geography of Cartels in Juarez

2025-08-08 Rich Wright Crime, History, Juarez, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s an insightful portrait of the criminal organizations in Ciudad Juarez, their histories, and their geographic domains, from InsightCrime.org1: If

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Dead People

2025-06-13 Rich Wright Drugs, Juarez, Marijuana, Slider 2 comments

I am of an age where I know lots of dead people. Some, of course, have been dead for a

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Low Rent Mayhem in Cruces

2024-08-11 elrichiboy Crime, Las Cruces, New Mexico, News One comment

Look at this crazy story from Las Cruces, via CBS4Local.com: A Santa Fe, N.M., murder suspect was arrested Saturday evening

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The Brady List

2023-07-13 Rich Wright Crime, Dionne Mack, El Paso Police Department, Law Enforcement, Slider One comment

From ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso Police Department announced the arrests of five of its officers in connection with three separate

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Asia’s El Chapo

2021-11-04 elrichiboy Crime, Drugs, Slider Leave a comment

Here’s a story from Toronto Life that sheds some light on Mexico’s criminal operations. Triads or the mafia or biker

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