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cartel

[kahr-tel] / kɑrˈtɛl /


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But what do we know about Daniel Kinahan, one of the most wanted men in the world, and his alleged leadership of the billion-dollar Kinahan cartel?

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Manzo was an outspoken critic of cartel involvement in extortion and other rackets.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

The European Commission said it provisionally found that ten construction chemical groups and three trade bodies operated a cartel to raise prices following the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Iraq, in particular, has asked the cartel to raise production quotas to make up for the shortfall it incurred during the war in the Middle East, the Iraqi Oil Ministry said in late June.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Right before their eyes he had transformed his syndicate into an international cartel.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

In its statement, DHS denied HSI has neglected its core mission, saying the agency has increased its efforts to combat criminal cartels, gangs and drug traffickers in response to multiple Trump executive orders.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

The executive order is part of the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle Mexican drug cartels that includes the Jalisco New Genertion Cartel and the Beltran Leyva Organization.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Much of the world still thinks of Latin American organized crime in terms of cut-throat cocaine cartels and cavalier capos like Pablo Escobar.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Asfura has pledged to deepen his country’s intelligence sharing with the U.S. to fight against cartels and crime organizations steeped in trafficking drugs and migrants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

This method, the d'Hondt rule, favours the largest parties, and this explains why, in the smaller Belgian constituencies, cartels or combinations of parties take place.

From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by John H. Humphreys




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