drugs and crime
Cops Say Chicago Fourth Grader Lured to Alley Was Executed Over Father's Alleged Gang Ties
A local priest said that in the past gang members left each other's children alone, but that the code had eroded in the streets of Chicago, where murders are on the rise.
Peruvian Cop Arrested in Drug Bust Posted Photograph of Himself With Wads of Cash
The captain posted the picture on his Facebook page three days before he was picked up with four other police officers as they drove towards the Bolivian border allegedly attempting to resell 25 kilos of cocaine.
You Might Need a Background Check to Buy Bullets in California After Next Year
An initiative that could be on the 2016 ballot in California aims for strict new regulations that supporters hope will jumpstart the national gun control movement.
Former Governor Shot in Mexican State Where Politicians Keep Dying
Fernando Moreno recovering from six bullet wounds, five years after another former governor was assassinated, and a decade since a sitting governor died in a mysterious plane crash.
In Photos: Acapulco, Devoted to Fun and Pursued by Horror
Tourists still flock to the Mexican Pacific resort despite long-standing cartel violence that continues despite a heavy army and police presence.
Ecuador Just Captured a Peruvian Drug Trafficker Known as ‘Tony Montana’
Gerald Oropeza is known for his flashy lifestyle and was on the run for months before Ecuadorean authorities captured him on Saturday.
How Colombia Built a Massive Surveillance 'Shadow State'
Colombia has spent millions of dollars to procure high-end surveillance technology that can intercept cellphone calls, capture text messages, and sort through personal information to create profiles of citizens.
The NYPD Will Now Give 'Receipts' To the People They Stop and Frisk
The move is coming under fire from police reform advocates, who say it doesn't go far enough, and from the New York police union, which called it a “new burden” on officers
A Brawl Erupted After a Drone Dropped Drugs Into an Ohio Prison Yard
On July 29, around 100 prisoners were outside when a drone dropped nearly a quarter of an ounce of heroin, more than 2 ounces of marijuana, and upwards of 5 ounces of tobacco.
Police Seize Nearly Six Tons of Hashish in Major Drug Bust in France
Police arrested three suspects in the country's largest hash seizure since March 2011.
22 Dead After Another Violent Weekend Strikes Eastern States in Mexico
Nine gunmen were killed in a shootout with Tamaulipas state police and 13 people were killed or found dead in 36 hours in Veracruz.
Massive Bust Brings Charges Against Puerto Rico Drug Syndicate
The DoJ handed down its largest ever RICO indictment in Puerto Rico on Wednesday, bringing charges against 105 members of a drug dealing syndicate that it claims controlled much of the narcotics trade in San Juan's public housing projects.