Drug Cartels

“All empires are created of blood and fire.”

Drug Cartels Casebook

Louis Roy

Louis Roy, a member of the Hells Angels Nomad chapter disappeared in June 2000, and was reportedly fed into a meat grinder while still alive.


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Anthony Mirra

A member of the Bonanno crime family, Anthony Mirra's downfall was closely tied to undercover agent Donnie Brasco.


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Mario Pelón

Mario Pelón was an influential member of the Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, and his capture saw the decline of the organization.


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Demetrius Flenory

The leader of the Black Mafia Family, Demetrius Flenory ruled over a drug trafficking organization and a leading hip-hop music business.

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Leah Betts

The case of Leah Betts, who died after taking an ecstasy tablet, has been linked to the notorious Essex Boys.

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Pat Tates Funeral headstone from where Pat Tate was buried in Pitsea Cemetery

Pat Tate’s Funeral

Pat Tate’s funeral was an opulent affair with emotional tributes and a grand procession. Find out where Pat Tate was buried and more.

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Semion Mogilevich

Russian crime boss, Semion Mogilevich is one of the most dangerous men in the world, responsible for extortion, drug trafficking and contract killings.

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EncroChat

The communication software EncroChat allowed criminals to operate in secret, until it was decrypted by police.

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Adams Family

The notorious Adams Family or Clerkenwell Crime Syndicate are allegedly one of the most power criminal organizations in Britain.

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Cecot

Cecot, in El Salvador is one of the world’s toughest high-security mega prisons used to house gang members.

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Cali Cartel

The once powerful Cali Cartel fought against Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel for dominance of the Columbian drug trade.

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Robbie Lawlor

An enforcer for a ruthless Dublin crime organization, Robbie Lawlor was heavily involved in the feuds that dominate Irelands criminal underworld.


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Brabant Torture Case

In July 2020, the Brabant Torture Case, a horrific plot to kidnap rival criminals and torture them by an organized crime group was uncovered through EncroChat.

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Mara Salvatrucha

Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 started as a Los Angeles street gang of El Salvadorian immigrants, but has grown into a transnational criminal organization.

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Bloods

One of the largest street gangs in L.A., the Bloods rose to prominence in the 1980’s and fight for dominance with their rivals the Crips.

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Sara Aldrete

Known as the Godmother, Sara Aldrete became an accomplice to the mass murders committed by the terrifying cult of Adolfo Constanzo.

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Pagans

An outlaw biker gang, the Pagans Motorcycle Club are involved in drug trafficking, fierce rivalry with the Hells Angels, and suspected in many unsolved murders.

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Griselda Blanco

Known as the Black Widow, Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco controlled a lucrative cocaine empire on behalf of the Medellin Cartel during the 1970’s, that saw a Miami drug war claim the lives of hundreds.

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Daniel Kinahan

Daniel Kinahan, a key player in Ireland’s criminal underworld. Learn more about his family’s criminal feud and global drug empire at The True Crime Database.

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Tony Tucker

A hardened criminal and drug dealer, Tony Tucker was one of the infamous Essex Boys, who met his demise in the Range Rover Rettendon Murders.

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Phoenix Antrax

As second-in-command of Los Antrax, René Velázquez Valenzuela, known as Phoenix Antrax was a dangerous and ruthless drug trafficker.

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Adolfo Constanzo

The horrific murders committed by Adolfo Constanzo and his cult were intended as sacrificial offerings to a black magic deity.


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Matamoros Kidnapping

The Matamoros kidnapping involved four American citizens snatched during a shootout by suspected drug cartel gunmen.


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Pat Tate

One of the drug dealing Essex Boys gang, Pat Tate lived a dangerous life, and met his end in what became known as the Rettendon Murders.

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Chino Antrax

One time leader of the deadly Los Antrax drug gang, Chino Antrax shared his luxurious lifestyle with his online social media fans.

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Rolex Dave

A member of a drug trafficking group in the UK, Rolex Dave King was murdered because of a bitter feud among criminals.

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El Panilo

A member of Los Metros, a ruthless Mexican drug trafficking group, El Panilo was involved in brutal cartel infighting.


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Carmine Galante

As unofficial boss of the Bonanno crime family, Carmine Galante was a powerful mafia leader, until his death was organized by the Commission.

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Polimenso

Polimenso was a former cop turned violent and influential member of the Los Metros faction of the Mexican Gulf Cartel.


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Galindo Mellado Cruz

An original member of Los Zetas, Galindo Mellado Cruz was an influential drug trafficker of the Gulf Cartel, who stayed loyal to the Cárdenas Guillén family.


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Silk Road

Like the eponymous Silk Road of ancient history, the online marketplace was a trading centre, one that dealt in illegal wares on the dark web.

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Cesare Bonventre

A member of New York’s Bonnano Crime Family, Bonventre was a leading and influential made man, until he fell foul of someone even more ambitious.

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Narco Pistolas

Golden pistols, encrusted with jewels and bearing the nicknames of powerful drug lords, these weapons are the embodiment of their violent lifestyles.


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Christian Brueckner

Thirteen years after 3-year-old Maddie McCann went missing from Praia de Luz, a new prime suspect, with a long history of sexual abuse, has emerged.

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La Resistencia

The gunmen of the United Cartel were tasked with stopping the rise of a new and violent drug trafficking organization.


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Rettendon Murders

The murders of three drug dealers known as the Essex Boys would become a long and tangled investigation to catch their killers.

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Dolores DellaPenna

The slaying of a Philadelphia teenager would remain unsolved for twenty-two years before those who witnessed the crime came forward to tell a tale of murder and revenge.


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Los Ántrax

Named after the deadly disease, Los Ántrax was the murderous armed-wing of the Sinaloa Cartel, tasked with protecting the Zambada faction.


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Jeff Davis 8

The unsolved murders of prostitutes in the Jeff Davis 8 case is a complex combination of drugs, murder and police corruption.


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Los Zetas

The deadly ex-special forces soldiers of Los Zetas were the beginning of a new paramilitary force that changed the face of the Mexican drugs war.


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Yves Trudeau

One of the Hell's Angels Filthy Few, Yves Trudeau was their most lethal hitman, until he became embroiled in an internal rivalry.


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