Ordinary folks who got involved with drug cartels - and the horror that followed
Drug cartels are among the most wealthy and powerful organisations on Earth, with many feared and admired in equal measure. But, for some, mixing with these criminals has led to jail or even death
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Joaquín El Chapo Loera was said to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world prior to his rearrest in 2016 (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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Mexico s real life Taken: How fearless mother used disguises and fake IDs in FIVE-YEAR mission to take down ten cartel members who killed her daughter - before being shot dead outside her home
Karen Alejandra Salinas Rodriguez was kidnapped by members of Los Zeta Cartel in San Fernando, Mexico in 2012
Her remains were later found on an abandoned ranch in 2014
Her mother Miriam Rodriguez embarked on a years-long mission to find her captors, using disguises and fake identification
Her tireless pursuit ultimately resulted in the take down of 10 criminals involved in one of Mexico s most dangerous and violent drug cartels