Jul 17 Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison By Tom Hays, Associated Press The evidence in his trial earlier this year showed that under Joaquin Guzman's orders, the Sinaloa cartel was responsible for smuggling mountains of cocaine and other drugs into the United States during his 25-year reign. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 8:38 How Colombia’s foreign minister sees chaos in Venezuela, fragile peace at home It's been three years since a groundbreaking peace deal between the Colombian government and FARC rebels. The agreement opened the door for land reform, political participation for ex-rebels and a crackdown on drug trafficking. But most of those problems remain,… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 5:40 How ranchers say Trump’s wall would change the border By PBS News Hour Ranchers in Arizona have seen plenty of changes along the southern U.S. border over the years. But they say their biggest concern is not immigration, but a rise in drug and human trafficking. We hear their story in a new… Continue watching
Jan 20 Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ extradited to U.S. to face charges By News Desk Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican drug lord who twice escaped from prison in his country, was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face charges including drug trafficking. Continue reading
Sep 23 Is China feeding the U.S.’s deadly synthetic drug habit? By P. J. Tobia It’s as easy as ordering a pair of shoes from Zappos. Only the product is more dangerous and deadly than a pair of stilettos: synthetic drugs, almost all coming into the country from China. Continue reading
Jul 17 DEA chief confident escaped drug lord ‘El Chapo’ will be found again By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration's top agent hasn't really slept since he got word Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had sneaked out of maximum-security prison in Mexico though a mile-long tunnel that opened beneath his cell's shower nearly a week… Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. offers full support to Mexico to capture drug lord ‘El Chapo’ By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The United States is pledging assistance to Mexico's government in bringing escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to justice. Continue reading
Jul 12 Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán escapes prison for second time By Andrew Mach Mexico's most notorious drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, broke out of a maximum security prison on Saturday night for the second time, escaping through a hole under his cell that led to an elaborate tunnel. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Arizona rancher: No one-size-fits-all solution to border enforcement By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Mexico, U.S. both eager to prosecute drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press After 13 years on the run, narrow escapes from the military, law enforcement and rivals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is back in Mexican custody. Now starts what is likely to be a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which… Continue reading