Children Tortured and Raped By County Lines Drug Gangs
Hospital workers witnessed a gruesome rise in exploitation and violence against children involved in heroin and crack dealing over lockdown, a new report has found.
MDMA Gangs Are Literally Polluting Europe
Drug makers in Belgium and the Netherlands are poisoning nature reserves and damaging wastewater plants as they compete to supply the world with stimulants.
A Car Bomb on Colombia's Border Injured 36, Came Close to US Soldiers
President Iván Duque’s government called the bomb a “terrorist act” and is also in the midst of trying to end a month of violent, anti-government street protests.
Mexican Drug Lord's Daughter Sentenced for Running His Tequila, Sushi Businesses
Jessica Oseguera's father, known as El Mencho, is one of the DEA’s most wanted fugitives and has a $10 million bounty on his head.
Narco Hitmen on Jet Skis Sprayed a Cancun Beach With Bullets, Killing Two People
Violence at the beach resort, a popular landing spot for cocaine coming from South America, is common and worsened by vacationing tourists, who pump the local demand for marijuana and cocaine, creating competition.
A Cartel Hitman Was Just Convicted For Executing a Famous Mexican Journalist
While the alleged mastermind of the murder, Dámaso López Serrano, known as Mini Lic, is behind bars in the U.S., there's hope that he may be extradited to Mexico. He denies his involvement.
El Chapo’s Wife Just Pleaded Guilty to Helping Run Sinaloa Cartel
Emma Coronel Aispuro, wife of the infamous Sinaloa cartel leader, pleaded guilty to charges she was “aware” of multi-ton drug shipments and involved in her husband’s business.
Illegal Cannabis Farms Are Making the Climate Crisis Worse
Every kilo of weed grown in UK illegal cannabis farms produces the same carbon emissions as a return flight from London to New York.
Human Smugglers Couldn’t Care Less About Kamala Harris’ ‘Do Not Come’ Message
As the U.S. vice president delivered her message on immigration during a trip to Central America and Mexico, migrants and smugglers were unimpressed and unperturbed.
Australia’s Most Wanted Crime Bosses May Have Infiltrated Its Biggest Airline to Traffic Drugs
The so-called “Aussie Cartel” is an alliance forged by the “baddest of the bad.”
Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Is a Problem in New York, But Not for Most Users
Social media panic about opioid-tainted coke is unfounded, says one drug expert, but certain groups are still at risk.
After His Model Wife Was Murdered, Jailed Drug Lord Allegedly Had 6 Inmates Beheaded
The latest violent incident in a Guatemalan prison shows the government's lack of control over its penitentiary system.