30 Years After Escobar, How the Cocaine Trade Has Changed
Pablo Escobar and his Medellín Cartel transformed the cocaine trade during their heyday in the 1980s. But the 30 years…
Portugal Drug Lab Bust Reveals Beginnings of Cocaine Production
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Organized Crime Challenges Awaiting Argentina’s New President
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The Networks of Uruguay’s Most-Wanted Drug Trafficker
.tooltip{position: absolute;}.product-container{height: 100vh;overflow: scroll;}.myAnnotations{font-size: calc(10px + 0.390625vw);} Uruguay’s most prolific drug trafficker, Sebastian Marset, has strung together an intercontinental network…
Nigerian Couriers Central to Brazil-West Africa Cocaine Route
Small trafficking groups embedded in Nigeria’s expansive diaspora play a significant role in moving cocaine between Latin America and consumer…
Europe: Cocaine’s Ever-Expanding Market
European ports are being inundated with huge quantities of cocaine, with recent record seizures suggesting that the arrival of large…
Cocaine Seizures Spike in Sweden as Traffickers Seek Secondary Routes
Historic cocaine seizures in Sweden in recent months highlight the Nordic country’s increasing role as a gateway for cocaine from…
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…