The Island King: A fugitive monarch dreams of fortune and freedom. A captivating journey, by Sean Williams for @swilliamsjourno.bsky.social harpers.org/archive/2024...
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The Island King: A fugitive monarch dreams of fortune and freedom. A captivating journey, by Sean Williams for @swilliamsjourno.bsky.social harpers.org/archive/2024...
Headline: racking the Pacific Drug Highway Dek: How Latin American cartels are reshaping the narcotics trade across the world’s largest ocean Tagline: Sean Williams and Kevin Knodell for New Lines Magazine A logo in the bottom right reads “Longreads Editor’s Pick”
"Now, Latin American drug lords are using the same currents and trade winds that islanders have relied on for centuries to connect and expand their colossal, criminal empires."
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A thoroughly good yarn spun by @swilliamsjourno.bsky.social on Ponzi schemes, tropical islands, rusting mines and self-appointed kings…
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