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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 21 > Drug war infiltrates the heartland, in the form of a kingpin called Coco

Drug war infiltrates the heartland, in the form of a kingpin called Coco

By Todd Richmond / The Bulletin
July 21, 2009

WATERTOWN, Wis. — In this Midwestern town 1,500 miles from Mexico, in a place that proudly proclaims itself the birthplace of kindergarten, Coco the cocaine kingpin flourished.

Coco came to the United States illegally and used layers of family members and henchmen to build an operation....

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