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Readings — From the September 2010 issue
Readings — From the May 2010 issue
Readings — From the October 2008 issue
Readings — From the August 2008 issue
Readings — From the March 2006 issue
Readings — From the May 2003 issue
Article — From the June 2002 issue
A life and death in the narcotics trade
Readings — From the November 2000 issue
Readings — From the May 2000 issue
Article — From the February 2000 issue
Readings — From the December 1998 issue
Readings — From the October 1998 issue
Readings — From the October 1997 issue
Article — From the February 1997 issue
Inside a Colombian cartel’s money-laundering machine
Article — From the September 1995 issue
An elusive tale of the Mexican drug war
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”