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Narcas - women of the drug trade

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Members of the Honduran Special Forces escort Honduran alleged drug trafficer Herlinda Bobadilla, upon her arrival in Tegucigalpa, on May 15, 2022(STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Male drug lords like Pablo Escobar and El Chapo Guzman are well known across the globe for their violence, power and wealth. But there are also many powerful, intriguing and largely unseen women who have also been at the centre of the drug cartels of Latin America. 

Guest: Deborah Bonello, editorial director for VICE News Latin America and author of "Narcas - the secret rise of women in Latin America's cartels"

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