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Notorious drug lord released from prison after 25 years

MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s notorious drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home. What You Need To Know Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25…

Red snapper is displayed for sale at the Eastern Market on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 11, 2021. Anglers will be able to go after red snapper off Louisiana for eight more days, starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

U.S. says a drug cartel is behind problem of illegal fishing

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have been complaining about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it’s been revealed who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel. What You Need To Know The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against members of the Gulf…