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kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
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By day, Larry Lavin (Jost) was a respected Ivy League dentist and family man – by night, the East Coast’s most elusive cocaine kingpin.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Cambodia passed unprecedented legislation Monday imposing life imprisonment for scam kingpins as the nation vows to eliminate cyber fraud operations by month’s end.
—Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Colombian authorities, with the assistance of the United States, killed drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in 1993.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Cambodia passed unprecedented legislation Monday imposing life imprisonment for scam kingpins as the nation vows to eliminate cyber fraud operations by month’s end.
—Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Colombian authorities, with the assistance of the United States, killed drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in 1993.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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