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Covers:  immigration, addiction, social justice, crime, film, sports, art, drugs
Senior editor, legal affairs and criminal justice @latimes. Previously @VICENews. Stories on drugs, crime, prisons, etc. keegan.hamilton@latimes.com.

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Keegan Hamilton’s Biography

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I am a freelance journalist based in New York reporting long-form feature stories about drugs, crime, counterculture, art, immigration, sports, and many other topics. I seek out compelling tales and believe that facts are infinitely stranger than fiction.

My work has been published by The Atlantic, Grantland, Salon, The Stranger, and The Village Voice. I was formerly a reporter for Seattle Weekly and Riverfront Times. I was the recipient of the 2011 P.A.S.S. Award, given to stories that “illust…

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Bloke & Dagger: An exclusive interview with Banksy

Bloke & Dagger: An exclusive interview with Banksy

"Confidential." That was the beguiling subject of an e-mail seemingly randomly addressed to the Village Voice…

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Dog Beat Dog: The untold story of the biggest pit bull fighting bust in U.S. history

Dog Beat Dog: The untold story of the biggest pit bull fighting bust in U.S. history

The grainy footage shows two snarling pit bulls in a dimly lit barn, staring each other down through a haze o…

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Why Legalizing Pot Won't Curb the Drug War

Why Legalizing Pot Won't Curb the Drug War

Over the course of two days in late March, a coalition of U.S. law enforcement groups rounded up more than 40…

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Eyes on the Road: The absurdity of a little-known federal program that's following where you drive

Eyes on the Road: The absurdity of a little-known federal program that's following where you drive

One morning last week, 38-year-old software developer Phil Mocek was walking to work in Seattle when he pause…

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A Blocked Path to Citizenship: How the GOP's immigration deal may exile some gay couples

A Blocked Path to Citizenship: How the GOP's immigration deal may exile some gay couples

How the GOP's Immigration Deal May Exile a Local Gay Couple kelly O Otts Bolisay and Ken Thompson were mutual…

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Shock the Junkie: Unraveling the hallucinogen that helps addicts kick their habits

Shock the Junkie: Unraveling the hallucinogen that helps addicts kick their habits

Ron Price needs his milkshake. It's ten o'clock on a Monday morning, and the baldheaded, barrel-chested forme…

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Cocaine, crypto and soccer: Accused kingpin from Uruguay fights US case

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Prior to his capture this year, Sebastian Marset was reputed to be one of the world's most prolific drug traffickers, allegedly sending mountains of cocaine — 10 tons or more per shipment — from South America to Europe. A native of Uruguay, where authorities say he proclaimed himself "King of the South" and led a criminal network dubbed "Primer Cartel Uruguayo," or the first Uruguayan cartel, Marset, 35, has been described in some media reports as his country's version of Pablo Escobar.
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Flying for El Chapo’s sons: The rise and fall of a mysterious cartel pilot

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times On a July afternoon in 2024, a private jet carrying three men from Mexico touched down at a small airport a few miles west of El Paso. Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
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Flying for El Chapo’s sons: The rise and fall of a mysterious cartel pilot

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times On a July afternoon in 2024, a private jet carrying three men from Mexico touched down at a small airport a few miles west of El Paso. Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
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