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The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics - The Atlantic#

3/20/2026, 3:15:21 PM

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics

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The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics - The Atlantic#

3/20/2026, 3:22:34 PM

Men with machine guns, wearing tactical gear, spilled out and started barking orders and threats: ¡Entren todos! ¡Ahora mismo, hijos de puta! Were they police? Military? Mau couldn’t tell, and there was no time to ask for identification. Within second

The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics - The Atlantic#

3/20/2026, 3:22:37 PM

Mau woke on the floor of a dank, windowless room with a single mattress and a bucket in one corner. His wallet was gone; so was his phone. He had no idea where he was or why he’d been taken, but for the next few days, he and several other captives held with him were beaten and tortured. Men took turns pummeling him—­breaking his ribs and pulling out his fingernails. When he tried to ask what they wanted, the beatings only got worse.

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The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics - The Atlantic#

3/20/2026, 3:22:47 PM

Men with machine guns, wearing tactical gear, spilled out and started barking orders and th

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