Bonello Deborah
Bonello Deborah - Narcas The Secret Rise Of Women In Latin America's Cartels - Hardcover
Bonello Deborah - Narcas The Secret Rise Of Women In Latin America's Cartels - Hardcover
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Description: 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 cartels You'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 Do a 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 Cott n 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.
Title: Narcas The Secret Rise Of Women In Latin America's Cartels
Author(s): Bonello Deborah
Publisher: Beacon Press
Barcode: 9780807007044
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 7/25/2023
Category: True Stories
Description: 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 cartels You'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 Do a 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 Cott n 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.
Title: Narcas The Secret Rise Of Women In Latin America's Cartels
Author(s): Bonello Deborah
Publisher: Beacon Press
Barcode: 9780807007044
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 7/25/2023
Category: True Stories
