Paraguayan Prosecutors Indict Senator Linked to Transatlantic Cocaine Trade
Paraguayan prosecutors have indicted a congressman of the governing Colorado Party accused of money laundering and criminal association, but judicial…
Colombia’s Coca Market Crash Unlikely to Impact Cocaine Trade
The plummeting price of coca in some of Colombia’s cultivation hotspots is unlikely to affect major drug trafficking operations despite…
‘Clan Farruku’ Arrests Highlight Albanians’ Latin America Cocaine Connections
Spanish authorities have dismantled an Albanian criminal group that trafficked cocaine from Latin America across Europe, showcasing the increasing importance…
Spanish Mega Lab Raises Questions About Cocaine Production in Europe
Spanish police have uncovered Europe’s largest-ever cocaine-producing laboratory, but despite such finds, cocaine production on the continent likely remains in…
Ecuador Gang Massacre Highlights Intensified Fight for Drug Routes
A massacre in Ecuador’s northern port city of Esmeraldas has underlined how competition over cocaine trafficking routes is contributing to…
Russia Emerges as Alternative Route for Cocaine Headed to Europe
Another major cocaine seizure on Russian territory suggests that the country may be becoming a transit point for cocaine to…
Paraguay Shown as Key Link in Bolivia-Europe Cocaine Route
Authorities in South America and Europe have dealt a blow to a trans-Atlantic drug trafficking network in an operation that…
South America’s Cocaine Supply Boom Shows Up in European Wastewater Analysis
South America’s cocaine boom is feeding the growing consumption of the drug in Europe, the latest wastewater analysis of the…
Europe Narco-sub Heralds More to Come
The discovery of a second “narco-submarine” on European shores suggests that others may be on the way. Spanish authorities discovered…
5 Takeaways From UN Global Report on Cocaine 2023
A new UN report on the global state of the cocaine trade reveals record production levels in Latin America, a…