About this episode

This episode covers various criminal activities involving drug cartels and gangsters across different countries.

On this week's Stash House: A fugitive Dutch cocaine kingpin dodges capture off the coast of West Africa. An Irish gang boss trades gangland warfare for electoral politics. Mexican officials accused of working for the Sinaloa Cartel surrender to U.S. authorities. A violent mafia feud erupts in southern Italy. Nigerian authorities uncover an industrial-scale meth lab allegedly linked to Mexican cartel cooks. And with the World Cup approaching, Mexico’s cartels reportedly decide that protecting tourists is simply good business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• drug trafficking
• gang warfare
• politics
• cartels
• mafia
• international crime

Keywords

• cocaine
• gangster
• politics
• mafia feud
• meth lab
• cartel
• tourist safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sinaloa Cartel

Places: West Africa, Mexico, southern Italy, Nigerian

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