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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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And then when the Conan Harris-type drug kingpin finally did get lugged and charged with trafficking 27 pounds of cocaine, Maura cut him a check for $31,000 and then claimed that, like Sgt.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The final season follows the New York kingpin's journey to build a fortified drug empire in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The kingpin in our back yard is Maduro and Venezuela.
—NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
The final season follows the New York kingpin's journey to build a fortified drug empire in Chicago.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The kingpin in our back yard is Maduro and Venezuela.
—NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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