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Biodiversity

There will be 1,500 by 2035: How Pablo Escobar brought hippopotamuses to Colombia

Pablo Escobar's hippos have found a suitable home between Medellín and Bogotá. At dusk, they have ample grazing areas. See more information about the hippopotamuses.

Crime

Which is the most powerful cartel in Mexico?

Which is the Most Powerful Cartel in Mexico? The Sinaloa Cartel is the most powerful cartel in Mexico, according to the DEA. Check out the full overview here.

Crime

U.S. Senators call for a halt to arms sales to Mexican institutions

On September 14, U.S. Senators asked the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to suspend the sale of arms to the Mexican Navy and Mexican police, arguing that mismanagement leads to human rights abuses and a lack of transparency in the end users.

Migrants train surfing in Mexico at night.

Crime

Xalapa, a new migration route for Haitians and Central Americans

There are hundreds of Haitian and Central American migrants who continue to arrive in Veracruz in search of reaching the United States; the constant siege by organized crime, however, has caused them to look for new routes to reach their destination. Xalapa is one of them.

Crime

Sofia Bassi: Everything is history ... and speaking of murderous women...

In 1968 the painter Sofia Bassi turned herself over to the police for the murder of her son-in-law, Count Cesare D'Aquequarone, husband of her daughter Claire. She argued that it had been an accident.

Narco soccer: The four drug traffickers who had teams in Mexico

Crime

Narco soccer: The four drug traffickers who had teams in Mexico

Jesús Alfredo Beltrán Guzmán, alias "Mochomito"

Crime

El "Mochomito", son of Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, is released from Puente Grande prison

After serving half of his original sentence, Jesús Alfredo Beltrán Guzmán, alias "Mochomito" obtained a judicial benefit that allowed him to leave the Puente Grande prison.

Crime

Mexico hands over "Don Angel", one of the world's most-wanted drug traffickers, to the U.S.

The formal indictment charges Chávez-Gastelum "Don Angel" with 12 crimes, including drug trafficking, drug importation, and money laundering.

Crime

Néstor Tarazona Enciso, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, arrested in Colombia

Néstor Tarazona Enciso, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is arrested in Colombia. He has been investigated as responsible for setting up a financial company to launder money from 'Chapo' Guzmán.