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Meet Mario Tabraue, The Former Drug Lord Who Sold Cocaine To Fund His Exotic Animal Habit

From building a $79 million drug empire to helping dismember a federal informant, big-cat zookeeper Mario Tabraue almost makes his friend Joe Exotic look tame in comparison.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 26, 2020

Meet Mario Tabraue, The Former Drug Lord Who Sold Cocaine To Fund His Exotic Animal Habit

From building a $79 million drug empire to helping dismember a federal informant, big-cat zookeeper Mario Tabraue almost makes his friend Joe Exotic look tame in comparison.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 26, 2020

Juror Who Helped Convict Crime Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Feels Guilty After Learning He Was In MKUltra

Bulger wrote to a juror who convicted him that he would be dosed with LSD, monitored by a physician, and repeatedly asked leading questions like: "Would you ever kill anyone?"

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 21, 2020

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Juror Who Helped Convict Crime Boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger Feels Guilty After Learning He Was In MKUltra

Bulger wrote to a juror who convicted him that he would be dosed with LSD, monitored by a physician, and repeatedly asked leading questions like: "Would you ever kill anyone?"

By Marco Margaritoff • February 21, 2020

Meet Dr. Wouter Basson, The Ecstasy Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide — And Got Away With It

Regularly compared to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, Dr. Wouter Basson was in charge of a top-secret South African biological warfare program behind numerous killings, poisonings, and kidnappings in the 1980s.

By Samuel Warde • Feb 13, 2020

Meet Dr. Wouter Basson, The Ecstasy Cook Who Tried To Commit Genocide — And Got Away With It

Regularly compared to Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, Dr. Wouter Basson was in charge of a top-secret South African biological warfare program behind numerous killings, poisonings, and kidnappings in the 1980s.

By Samuel Warde • February 13, 2020

Tennessee Man Lights Up Joint While In Court For Marijuana Possession

The stunt backfired when the young defendant was sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 29, 2020

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Tennessee Man Lights Up Joint While In Court For Marijuana Possession

The stunt backfired when the young defendant was sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court.

By Natasha Ishak • January 29, 2020

When Burning Whiskey Flooded Dublin’s Streets, 13 Died Drinking Booze Out Of Their Boots

On June 18, 1875, flaming liquor ran through Dublin's Liberties district after a liquor warehouse caught fire. Though the blaze nearly burned the city down, the only people who died were those that drank too much flaming booze.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 18, 2020

When Burning Whiskey Flooded Dublin’s Streets, 13 Died Drinking Booze Out Of Their Boots

On June 18, 1875, flaming liquor ran through Dublin's Liberties district after a liquor warehouse caught fire. Though the blaze nearly burned the city down, the only people who died were those that drank too much flaming booze.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 18, 2020

Tommaso Buscetta Was The First Sicilian Mobster To Break The Code Of Silence — And Lived To Tell The Tale

After losing two of his sons, a son-in-law, a brother, and a nephew to the Mafia, Tommaso Buscetta became the first Sicilian mobster to break the Cosa Nostra's deadly serious code of silence known as omertà.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 16, 2020

Tommaso Buscetta Was The First Sicilian Mobster To Break The Code Of Silence — And Lived To Tell The Tale

After losing two of his sons, a son-in-law, a brother, and a nephew to the Mafia, Tommaso Buscetta became the first Sicilian mobster to break the Cosa Nostra's deadly serious code of silence known as omertà.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 16, 2020

The Strangest News To Come Out Of 2019, From A Meth-Fueled Death Party To A ‘Genderless Alien’

Check out these 11 strange news stories from the past year, like an accidental nine-hour LSD trip or a Spiderman-loving kid bringing heroin to school.

By Katie Serena • Dec 27, 2019

The Strangest News To Come Out Of 2019, From A Meth-Fueled Death Party To A ‘Genderless Alien’

Check out these 11 strange news stories from the past year, like an accidental nine-hour LSD trip or a Spiderman-loving kid bringing heroin to school.

By Katie Serena • December 27, 2019

Spain Police Catch First-Known Trans-Atlantic ‘Narcosub’ Smuggling $100 Million Worth Of Cocaine

The 72-foot vessel was carrying three metric tons of cocaine.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 6, 2019

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Spain Police Catch First-Known Trans-Atlantic ‘Narcosub’ Smuggling $100 Million Worth Of Cocaine

The 72-foot vessel was carrying three metric tons of cocaine.

By Natasha Ishak • December 6, 2019

Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 18, 2019

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Five-Year-Old Takes Dad’s Heroin To School, Says Eating It Turns Him Into Spider-Man

When police searched his parents' apartment, they discovered more than 200 bags of illicit drugs.

By Natasha Ishak • November 18, 2019

Feral Pigs Eat And Destroy $22K Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In Italian Forest

After last year's drug-related murder of a 21-year-old Albanian, Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers — who decided to hide cocaine in Italy's boar-infested countryside.

By Marco Margaritoff • Nov 15, 2019

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Feral Pigs Eat And Destroy $22K Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In Italian Forest

After last year's drug-related murder of a 21-year-old Albanian, Italian police began probing a gang of suspected drug dealers — who decided to hide cocaine in Italy's boar-infested countryside.

By Marco Margaritoff • November 15, 2019