Authorities have found the body of one of Colombia's most brutal drug lords, who escaped from a police ambush but died of his wounds in the jungle, and whose death leaves a vacuum in the criminal underworld that others will scramble to fill.[news.scotsman.com]

That's really the problem ... cut off one head, five more grow back 'cuz there's money to be made ...

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While drug violence spills into Texas from Mexico, a local state lawmaker is trying to hit cartels where it hurts the most — their supply.[caller.com]