The Drug Case Against the Former Honduras President Trump Wants to Pardon
US President Donald Trump’s plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández belie the evidence US prosecutors used to…
Will Costa Rica’s New Extradition Agreement with the US Curb Growing Drug Trafficking?
Costa Rica’s recent extradition agreement with the United States brings the growing drug-trafficking hub in line with other key nations…
Can Mexico’s President Appease Trump With Anti-Crime Crackdown?
Authorities in Mexico have carried out a series of unprecedented security operations in a crackdown on the country’s top criminal…
The Many Lives of Caro Quintero’s Criminal Career
After four decades of successful maneuvering to avoid extradition to the United States, Mexican authorities finally put an end to…
In Historic Move, Mexico Extradites 29 Top Narcos to the United States
Authorities in Mexico extradited an unprecedented number of infamous drug traffickers wanted in the United States in a move that…
In Historic Move, Mexico Transfers 29 Top Narcos to the United States
Authorities in Mexico transferred an unprecedented number of infamous drug traffickers wanted in the United States in a move that…
Smuggling Adapts to Reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela Border
As darkness falls over Cúcuta, Colombia’s bustling border city, shadows provide cover for criminal networks. Each night, illegal dirt tracks…
Brokers: Lynchpins of the Precursor Chemical Flow to Mexico
When Ana Gabriela Rubio Zea contacted her chemical suppliers in China on behalf of a new client, she needed to…
Venezuelan Officials Key in Convicted Drug Trafficker’s Network
The conviction of a Venezuelan drug trafficker in the United States underscores the wide range of services that Venezuelan security…
After Arrests, Extraditions, and Infighting, What Does the Future Hold for Mexico’s Chapitos?
The Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel had a tough year with several high-profile arrests, extraditions to the United States,…