drug trafficking
Mexico’s Most Famous Female Narco Just Got a New Gig: TikTok Influencer
After a lifetime in the shadows, Sandra Ávila Beltrán is turning to social media to trade on her mythical status in Mexican culture.
Cops Investigating ‘WhatsApp for Gangsters’ Arrest Key Suspect in Caribbean
Paul Krusky played a crucial role in the development of encrypted phone firm EncroChat. Now he has been arrested in the Dominican Republic.
The EncroChat Hack Was Hailed as a Major Coup Against Gangsters. But Europe Is Still Awash With Drugs.
When police hacked into organised crime's secret messaging network, it led to a wave of high-profile arrests and drug busts. Two years on, analysis by VICE World News shows that it has failed to dent drug supply.
Wild Stories From When Milan Was Italy’s Capital of Crime
Jailbreaks, court shootouts and bribing a prime minister with a lion cub – it all happened in Milan in the 70s and 80s.
Head of British Virgin Islands Arrested in Miami by Undercover DEA Agents
Andrew Fahie was detained in a sting operation on charges of cocaine smuggling and money laundering.
The US Just Freed One Russian Prisoner. It Still Has 2 to Go.
The U.S. and Russia just brokered a prisoner swap for former Marine Trevor Reed during the worst diplomatic tensions since the Cold War.
The Ex-President of Honduras Who Wanted to ‘Shove Drugs Up the Noses of Gringos’ Could Face Justice in the US
A Honduran judged authorized the extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernández to the U.S.
These Afghans Are Using a Giant Slingshot to Shoot Drugs Across the Border
Experts say Afghan drug smugglers have been using this technique for years.
MDMA Dog Kibble and Soup: How Drug Dealers Smuggle Goods Through the Post
We asked customs authorities to show us some of the weirdest stashes they've com – and they kindly obliged.
Former Honduran President Just Got Arrested on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Juan Orlando Hernández was taken into custody in the Honduran capital following an extradition request from the U.S. based on drug and weapons charges.
Drug Kingpin El Mencho’s Wife Was Just Arrested in Mexico
Rosalinda González Valencia was charged with laundering money for the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which is led by her husband, El Mencho.
Intellectually Disabled Man Spared Imminent Execution After Catching COVID
The controversial execution of a man with an IQ of 69 in Singapore has been postponed after he contracted COVID-19.