drug cartel
El Chapo’s Son May Have Hinted on Twitter That Escape Was Coming
Two tweets from an unverified account associated with Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's son Ivan suggest the escape plot wasn’t exactly a closely guarded secret.
Michoacan’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin: Mexico’s Hot Land (Dispatch 1)
VICE News travels to the contested state of Michoacan to find out what happens after one of Mexico’s most wanted cartel leaders has been arrested.
Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin's 'Chubby' Son Lived Large on Twitter Before He Got Busted
Ismael Zambada Imperial — son of powerful Sinaloa cartel boss Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada — was arrested recently in Mexico, but not before he documented his lavish narco lifestyle on social media.
Cocaine & Crude (Part 2)
We tour Pemex's fragile operations in the Burgos Basin and sits down with a member of the infamous Los Zetas cartel.
Cooking with Cocaine
VICE News went to Colombia for a look inside the modern-day cocaine industry and see how its been transformed.
A Mexican Drug Cartel Kidnapped a Man in South Carolina — and Got Busted by the FBI
After apparently misplacing $200,000 worth of marijuana, the 23-year-old was kidnapped and held for hundreds of thousands in ransom.
Last Link to the Tijuana Cartel Gets Arrested While Celebrating Mexico's World Cup Win
Decked out in an official Mexico team jersey, Fernando Sánchez Arellano and his wife were dining at Carl's Jr. when he was arrested.
New Rural Police Force Emerges After the Death of Mexico's Autodefensas
The force will be temporarily active and its members can join the municipal police force, after regional security has been reestablished.
In Photos: Mexico’s Autodefensas Lay Down Their Arms
In the past few days, the disarmament of autodefensas in Michoacán has become a mass registration of weapons.
Mexico's Self-Defense Militias Are Refusing to Lay Down Arms in Fight Against Cartel
The autodefensas, formed by citizens, claim that the federal government’s plan to restore peace to the region has completely failed.