Mexican authorities discovered and dismantled a forced labor camp in Chihuahua's Sierra Tarahumara, where 21 men were being held in caves to cultivate poppies and marijuana for cartels. One victim had been captive for nearly three years; only four had been reported missing, indicating a hidden network of cartel-run slave labor camps with minimal public documentation.

What a Drug Bust Involving a MrBeast Winner Says About LatAm’s Marijuana Trade A private jet co-piloted by the winner of a MrBeast YouTube challenge was seized by Paraguayan authorities after more than 250 kilos of premium marijuana were found on board, underscoring a little-noticed reversal in hemispheric trafficking patterns: Higher-value marijuana is now moving into South America from the North. The post What a Drug Bust Involving a MrBeast Winner Says About LatAm’s Marijuana Trade appeared first on InSight Crime .