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Mexico’s Top Female Narco Accused the Former President of Being a Narco
The onetime “Queen of the Pacific” joined one of Mexico's most popular YouTubers to “clean her name of all the lies spread” about her.
Mexico’s Most Famous Female Narco Just Got a New Gig: TikTok Influencer
After a lifetime in the shadows, Sandra Ávila Beltrán is turning to social media to trade on her mythical status in Mexican culture.
Trump Signed the Early Release of Cartel Boss El Mencho’s Daughter
Jessica Oseguera is the daughter of CJNG cartel founder Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, who has a $10 million bounty on his head.
Las Patronas: The Secret History of Latin America’s Female Cartel Bosses
VICE World News presents the untold stories of the women narcos who became some of Latin America’s most feared—and respected—crime bosses.
How a Single Mom Became the Boss of Guatemala’s Drug Lords
Three women worked together to run cocaine from Colombia to the United States.
Women Are Rising to Power in the Legendary Sinaloa Cartel
The drug trafficking empire founded by El Chapo is seeing more women bosses in its ranks.
The Brutal Drug Trafficking Matriarch Who Brought Down Her Own Clan
Digna Valle was the first of her drug trafficking clan to be arrested, and she helped bring down her own organization.
Las Patronas: The Rise of Female Drug Bosses in Latin America
VICE World News brings you exclusive reporting from Latin America’s criminal underworld on the boss women you’ve never heard of.