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Drug transporters Money launderers Killers Street drug vendors Weapons traffickers Kidnappers Extortionists

VICE journalist Deborah Bonello reports from the trenches in this firstever indepth exploration of the hidden power women wield in Latin American drug cartels

Youve heard of Pablo Escobar Joaquin El Chapo Guzman and Rafael Caro Quintero Their names conjure ghoulish images of bloody streets white powder bundles of weed and a particular flavor of machismo unique to ruthless druglords But what of the drugladies las narcas For the first time investigative reporter Deborah Bonello takes you behind the curtain to introduce the women at the helm of organized crime south of the USMexico border These women are the powerhouses behind violent cartels masterminds of extortion rackets righthand ladies to El Chapos cocaine flow to the US and matriarchs of major drug trafficking families In these pages you will meet women like Doa Digna the leader of the Valle cartel and Guadalupe Fernandez Valencia one of El Chapo Guzmans closest confidants

Narcas for the first time gives voice to the women of notorious drugtrafficking monarchies meticulously documenting the variety of roles they play Bonello chronicles the complexity of their actions and their desires the grey chasm between victims and victimizers cooption and agency and right and wrong She examines why womens experiences are underreported emphasizing the importance of understanding women as fully capable beings who are often as ambitious innovative ruthless and violent as their male counterparts

With careful detail comprehensive research and groundbreaking storytelling Narcas paints a vivid picture of the women behind some of the most notorious drug cartels You will not see Sebastiana Cottn or Marixa Lemus in the stereotypical portrayals of beautiful narco wives or girlfriends or in the faces of trafficking survivors or drug mules Rather youll encounterat staggering ratesthe female cartel killers money launderers logistical heads and transporters of Latin Americas infamous crime syndicates