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The DEA faces criticisms for a review into its foreign operations following corruption scandals.
The Chapitos and the Caborca Cartel are warring over fentanyl and methamphetamine drug routes in Sonora, Mexico.
The killing of Venezuelan criminal, alias "El Conejo," by authorities is being reported as a major coup. The reality is…
The end of a ceasefire with Colombia's largest criminal group, the AGC, is a serious body blow to hopes for…
High-ranking officials from the former government of President Danilo Medina in the Dominican Republic continue to fall.
Nelson Alexander Flores Pacheco, alias "Mula", was the liaison between the Mexican Mafia and the MS13 in Tijuana, Mexico.
The resignation of Venezuela's Oil Minister, Tareck El Aissami, after the arrest of a close ally may precede a sensational…
Does the discovery of a second narco-submarine in Spain mean that more such vessels have been carrying drugs across the…
A dozen people are dead in Peru since February amid escalating violence involving the Shining Path guerrilla group.
The complex history of the "drug war" in Mexico is hindering its collaboration with the US on the synthetic opioid,…
The state of Tamaulipas may not top Mexico's violence rankings, but the Gulf Cartel's fragmentation is raising concerns.
A report on the global cocaine trade has revealed how cocaine purity is rising in Europe and how Africa is…