Honduras Just Killed Its Best Drug War Weapon
The Honduran government announced that it plans to end its extradition agreement with the United States in a move that…
A 3 Ton Cocaine Seizure in Venezuela Highlights Asia Trafficking Routes
The seizure of a three-ton cocaine shipment at Venezuela’s main airport highlights the role of airport infrastructure in international drug…
Marset’s Inner Circle Crumbles as the Elusive Uruguayan Trafficker Evades Capture
The pending extradition of yet another alleged key player in Sebatian Marset’s money laundering schemes marks his latest setback, as…
Costa Rica Considers Extradition to Counter Growing Judicial Corruption
Costa Rican lawmakers have advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the extradition of Costa Rican drug traffickers and terrorists…
What Is Behind the Surge in Cocaine Seizures in the French Caribbean in 2024?
Record-breaking cocaine seizures in the French Caribbean in 2024 appear to be the result of rampant cocaine manufacturing in Latin…
Latin American Drug Traffickers Evade Authorities With Unmanned Vessels and Chemical Innovations
Latin American drug networks are increasingly using unmanned vessels and employing new methods to chemically transform cocaine to move large…
What’s Behind Falling Cocaine Seizures in the Netherlands and Belgium?
Europe’s two main entry points for cocaine have reported a drastic drop in seizures at maritime ports during the first…
Convictions in Ecuador Political Assassination, But No Clarity
Last week a judge in Ecuador sentenced five people convicted in the high-profile 2023 murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,…
The Pioneering Albanian Trafficker Who Took Ecuador’s Drug Trade By Storm
Around midnight on February 6, 2024, Ecuador’s National Police stormed a beige, two-story villa in a luxurious gated community on…
Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its annual drug report, highlighting the manifold destruction caused by…