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Unmasking “The Scholar”: The Colorado Woman Who Helped a Global Art Smuggling Operation Flourish for Decades

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

“An investigation into how Emma C. Bunker helped Douglas Latchford sell stolen Cambodian antiquities.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

To Catch a Turtle Thief: Blowing the Lid Off an International Smuggling Operation

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“When a padded envelope at the Calgary airport started to move, officials jumped into action.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

How Trafficked Cheetah Cubs Move From the Wild and Into Your Instagram Feed

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 25, 2021October 19, 2022

Criminal networks in Somaliland smuggle cheetah cubs out of Africa to wealthy buyers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and other Gulf countries.

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Quotes, Science Fiction

This Heist’s for the Birds

by michelleweber January 15, 2019October 19, 2022

“I always say, If there is a $50,000 bill flying around, someone is going to try to catch it.”

Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quotes

Why Is Northern Mexico’s Thriving Resale Clothing Business Illegal?

by Aaron Gilbreath March 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Enterprising Mexican citizens buy America’s unwanted secondhand clothing to resell in Mexico, so why is this illegal?

Posted inArts & Culture, Crime, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

Welcome Nowhere: The Plight of the Rohingya Refugees

by Aaron Gilbreath September 6, 2017October 19, 2022

Myanmar’s Rohingya people escape systematic discrimination at home only to suffer depredations in search of new homes.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

He Learned it All on Google and YouTube: How to Become a Gold Smuggler

by Krista Stevens March 11, 2017October 19, 2022

Want to become an international gold smuggler? Harold Vilches started his life of crime with a Google search for gold dealers in Peru and YouTube videos on how to make your own gold ingots.

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