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A Brief Scan of How Drug Cartels Smuggle Drugs

A Brief Scan of How Drug Cartels Smuggle Drugs

Drug lords use methods from humans to fruit to move cocaine, fentanyl, and other illicit drugs
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Don Simkovich, MA
Why Do They Live So Damned Dangerously?

Why Do They Live So Damned Dangerously?

Visiting my kid after he overdosed and was shot, and a true-to-life short story
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Don Simkovich, MA
Only 99 cents

Only 99 cents

The cost of a candy bar and a man’s life
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Don Simkovich, MA
My Kid’s Flirting with Death but Says He’s Fine

My Kid’s Flirting with Death but Says He’s Fine

How would you feel if, in the span of one month, you had overdosed and been shot? Fine?
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Don Simkovich, MA
Murderous Spouses and My Crime-Stricken Son

Murderous Spouses and My Crime-Stricken Son

Updates on our short story work-in-progress and my son fleeing his hospital room
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Don Simkovich, MA
What My Son has Taught Me About Family, Crime, and Homelessness

What My Son has Taught Me About Family, Crime, and Homelessness

I picked him up from jail in February, just got word he had nearly overdosed and slipped out of the hospital before I arrived
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Don Simkovich, MA
Exposing Los Angeles Police Officers through Records Request

Exposing Los Angeles Police Officers through Records Request

A recent public records lawsuit against the city resulted in exposing undercover officers
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Don Simkovich, MA
What if You were Forced onto a Narco-Sub?

What if You were Forced onto a Narco-Sub?

Drug cartels believe people are born to be used. But we put a face on a man who fights back.
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Don Simkovich, MA
A Smuggling Boat Capsizes in San Diego, 8 Die

A Smuggling Boat Capsizes in San Diego, 8 Die

The tragedy off of a San Diego beach is one glimpse into the suffering that human smugglers cause
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Don Simkovich, MA
Million Dollar Seizure of Fentanyl at Little-Known Border Crossing

Million Dollar Seizure of Fentanyl at Little-Known Border Crossing

Fentanyl was found in the gas tank of a car crossing into California
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Don Simkovich, MA
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