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Senior editor, legal affairs and criminal justice @latimes. Previously @VICENews. Stories on drugs, crime, prisons, etc. keegan.hamilton@latimes.com.
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Articles by Keegan Hamilton

Cocaine, crypto and soccer: Accused kingpin from Uruguay fights U.S. case

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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| Yahoo Verified
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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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| The Delaware County Daily Times Verified
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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| Daily Democrat Verified
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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| Boston Herald Verified
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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| Times Herald (Norristown, PA) Verified
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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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
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 Original

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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| Yahoo Verified
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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A Video Tour of Kinloch, The Saddest City In St. Louis County

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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| Riverfront Times
If you missed our post earlier this morning detailing the troubles of Kinloch Fire Protection District and their beef with St. Louis County and the developers at NorthPark, click here to check it out. The story touches on the astonishing level of urban decay Kinloch, the poorest of the 91 municipalities in St. Louis County. But in order to truly appreciate the crumbling city you have to visit.
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Inside the downfall of cartel boss 'El Mayo'

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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| The Brunswick News Verified
By Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times For decades, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was Mexico's most elusive kingpin, perpetually slipping through the fingers of authorities who pursued him across his home state of Sinaloa. One former U.S. law enforcement official recalled that while other drug lords were escorted by convoys of heavily armed gunmen, Zambada kept a low profile and made daring getaways without firing a single bullet.
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A kidnapping, a capture and a life sentence: Inside the downfall of cartel boss 'El Mayo'

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By Keegan Hamilton Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
For decades, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was Mexico's most elusive kingpin, perpetually slipping through the fingers of authorities who pursued him across his home state of Sinaloa. One former U.S. law enforcement official recalled that while other drug lords were escorted by convoys of heavily armed gunmen, Zambada kept a low profile and made daring getaways without firing a single bullet.
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