Oct 11 Professional informant takes center stage in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press It's a case expected to cast a harsh light on the seamy underbelly of overseas drug prosecutions and cause more embarrassment for the nation's premier narcotics law enforcement agency. Continue reading
May 04 Sons of 'El Chapo' deny U.S. allegations of fentanyl trafficking By Associated Press Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have denied accusations made by United States prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. Continue reading
Jan 17 Drug trafficking trial begins for Mexico's former top security official in charge of fighting cartels By Mark Stevenson, Associated Press The man who was once Mexico's top security official and in charge of fighting the drug cartels is going on trial on charges of helping the Sinaloa Cartel traffic drugs and protect them from capture. Continue reading
Nov 28 Police take down cocaine 'super cartel' in Europe, arrest 49 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Europol says law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a "super cartel" of drugs traffickers controlling about one third of the cocaine trade in Europe. Continue reading
Nov 04 U.S. sanctions Haitian politicians on drug trafficking claims By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Two Haitian politicians are facing U.S. sanctions over allegations they abused their positions to traffic drugs in collaboration with gang networks and directed others to engage in violence. Continue reading
Feb 15 Police arrest former Honduras President Hernández at U.S. request for extradition By Marlon González, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Police have arrested former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, a step toward fulfilling a request by the United States government for his extradition on drug trafficking and weapons charges. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 5:57 Moise assassination may be linked to what he knew about Haitian drugs, arms trafficking By Nick Schifrin, Morgan Till It has been five months since gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Authorities have arrested 45 people, but have charged none of them with a crime. This weekend, The New York Times detailed a possible motive for the assassination. Nick… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 11:15 Ordinary people are taking the law into their own hands to counter cartel threat By Monica Villamizar In the mountain top village of Ayahualtempa in Guerrero state Mexico, children are learning how to use firearms and preparing for an attack by a nearby drug cartel. In our third and final story on the ravages of the cross-border… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 10:30 Fentanyl is making its way into various drugs sold in the U.S. Here's how it gets there By Monica Villamizar For the second part of our series on the ravages of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, we take a look at the deadly cost of the drug just across the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona. With the support of the Pulitzer Center,… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 8:56 A secret look at a Mexican cartel's low-tech, multimillion-dollar fentanyl operation By Monica Villamizar Tonight, we begin a three-part look at the production — and devastating effects — of the drug fentanyl. Illicit use of the synthetic opioid painkiller has ravaged the United States, with Mexican drug cartels now seeing huge profits. With the… Continue watching