BOOKS - Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels
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Narcas: The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels
Author: Deborah Bonello
Year: July 25, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.9 MB
Year: July 25, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.9 MB
Drug transporters. Money launderers. Killers. Street drug vendors. Weapons traffickers. Kidnappers. Extortionists.VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this first-ever in-depth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartelsYou've heard of Pablo Escobar, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, and Rafael Caro Quintero. Their names conjure ghoulish images of bloody streets, white powder, bundles of weed, and a particular flavor of machismo unique to ruthless drug lords. But what of the drug ladies, las narcas? Investigative reporter Deborah Bonello takes you behind the curtain to introduce the women at the helm of organized crime south of the US-Mexico border. These women are the powerhouses behind violent cartels, masterminds of extortion rackets, right-hand ladies to El Chapo and his cocaine flow to the US, and matriarchs of major drug trafficking families. In these pages, you will meet women like Dona Digna, the leader of the Valle cartel, and Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia, one of "El Chapo" Guzman's closest confidants.Narcas, for the first time,gives voice to the women of notorious drug trafficking monarchies, meticulously documenting the variety of roles they play. Bonello chronicles the complexity of their actions and their desires, the gray chasm between victims and victimizers, co-option and agency, and right and wrong. She also examines why women's experiences are under-reported, emphasizing the importance of understanding women as fully capable beings who are often as ambitious, innovative, ruthless, and violent as their male counterparts.With careful detail, comprehensive research, and groundbreaking storytelling, Narcas paints a vivid picture of the women behind some of the most notorious drug cartels. You will not see Sebastiana Cotton or Marixa Lemus in the stereotypical portrayals of beautiful narco wives or girlfriends like Emma Coronel Aispuro, or in the faces of trafficking survivors or drug mules. Rather, you'll encounter - at staggering rates - the female cartel killers, money launderers, logistical heads, and transporters of Latin America's infamous crime syndicates.
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