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Now, with its Red Sea bypass route disrupted by attacks, the world’s oil kingpin is having to return to the waterway it was trying to avoid in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

In 2019, a Thai court dismissed the case against suspected wildlife trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The U.S. case against a Mexican governor is entwined with the mysterious kidnapping of Sinaloa cartel kingpin Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

Thompson, who was described as the "kingpin", Cullen and Newall had all denied the offence during their earlier trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026

Francis is wide awake and wearing his favorite-slash-only bathrobe, like he’s some kingpin whose business makes him stacks on stacks of money instead of a technician spending the little he makes on us.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Xu is one of a half-dozen alleged kingpins running cybercrime networks, based in Cambodia, who have been sanctioned by the U.S. or are wanted by investigative agencies in other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

The US sanctions list is usually reserved for drug kingpins, terror operatives and dictators involved in widespread human rights abuses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

Federal agencies typically tasked with investigating drug kingpins, gunrunners and cybercriminals were conducting traffic stops and helping with other routine policing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025

According to the Home Office, the new £100m will boost border security and strengthen investigations targeting smuggling kingpins who have operations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

Like kingpins, one steel tier lammed into another, then they all crashed to the floor with a sound as of the roof falling.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright