Brazil's largest gang, the PCC, could be trying to take over the marijuana business in neighboring Paraguay.
Portugal has seized a blizzard of cocaine in recent months, underscoring the country's role as a major drug hub.
Paraguay has seen yet another prison escape, with dozens of inmates fleeing. How can this end?…
Brazil’s cocaine and marijuana markets were affected very differently by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors, mayors, prison directors, relatives of officials - are assassinations here to stay in Paraguay?…
The loosening of firearm restrictions in Brazil is creating new channels for criminal groups to obtain weapons via legal means – a worrying trend in country long plagued by gun…
Cocaine seizures have jumped at the Guarulhos International Airport near São Paulo, Brazil, showing that neither COVID-19 nor international law enforcement cooperation have pushed traffickers away from South America’s busiest…
Political assassinations, record drug seizures, gang wars – an avalanche of criminal concerns in Paraguay are coalescing around the city of Pedro Juan Caballero on the border with Brazil.
Cocaine processing has taken root on European soil, Mexican and Dutch synthetic drug traffickers have partnered up, and a new chemical technique is encouraging the establishment of super-labs in Europe’s…
One of the first Balkan cocaine traffickers to ever establish a presence in South America and forge criminal alliances between the two regions has once again been arrested in Europe.
Residents of Brazil's largest open-air drug market may have permanently relocated amidst renewed police interventions and the possible orders of organized crime.
The culmination of a three-year investigation has showcased the important role Brazil’s southern port of Paranaguá plays in supplying cocaine to Europe, with gangs there in close contact with Italian…
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