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How Mexico's fearsome Zetas went from a powerhouse cartel to a weakened group...
The founders of the Zetas were defectors from the Mexican Army’s Airborne Special Forces Group (Grupo Aeromóvil de Fuerzas Especiales – GAFES), a US-trained unit considered one of the most elite in the...
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A recent cocaine bust in Central America hints at a shift in drug smugglers'...
Honduras busted the second coca plantation in a year period over the weekend.The busts indicate drug traffickers may be shifting their activities in the country.Crime, corruption, and political unrest...
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Drug-related violence is soaring in a quiet corner of Latin America, and it's...
Costa Rica has seen steady increases in homicides over the past several years.These increases appear driven largely by the drug trade, exacerbated by poverty and inequality.It's not clear how the new...
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'They do not really want to come after us': Rio's gangs say Brazil's historic...
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Leaders of Rio de Janeiro's heavily armed drug gangs agree on at least one thing with the head of Brazil's army: An ongoing military intervention cannot solve the soaring...
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Spanish police made their largest bust of cocaine ever — hidden in a shipment...
Spanish police found nearly 9 metric tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.The shipment was the largest ever found by Spanish police and the most found in a shipping container in Europe.Spain...
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The US Coast Guard and Navy pulled a half-ton of cocaine from a burning...
The US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Colombian navy caught a go-fast boat in the Pacific earlier this month.After putting out a fire on board it, they rescued over 1,000 pounds of cocaine.The eastern...
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A 'cocaine cowboy' who was involved in a CIA-backed plot to kill Fidel Castro...
A US court handed down an 11-year sentence to a former “cocaine cowboy” whose brother is currently fighting deportation from the United States. Both men worked alongside the US government at the time...
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A Colombian veterinarian has been charged in the US with smuggling heroin by...
(Reuters) - A veterinarian from Colombia was charged with illegally smuggling narcotics into the United States by surgically implanting packets of liquid heroin into the bellies of puppies, US...
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The head of the US Coast Guard wants to cut a vital artery in the heart of...
Colombia's rivers are a vital link between drug-producing areas and high-seas trafficking routes.The Coast Guard commandant wants to take the fight to those rivers, halting shipments before they hit...
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The US Coast Guard helped make a 'historic' cocaine bust at a busy...
Guatemala made a "historic" cocaine bust this month, assisted by US authorities.The bust doubled the total amount of cocaine that Guatemala has intercepted so far this year.Guatemala has made progress...
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The US gave one of 'El Chapo' Guzman's partners a life sentence for drug...
A US court handed down a life sentence to a Honduran drug trafficker linked to the Sinaloa Cartel — just the second time that a life term in prison has been given to a Honduran kingpin.On May 21, the...
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Drug smugglers in Peru are using photos of 'El Chapo' Guzman and Pablo...
Peruvian authorities intercepted more than a ton of cocaine at the end of May.The drug packets were labeled with images of kingpins 'El Chapo' Guzman and Pablo Escobar.Such markings are common, and in...
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Pablo Escobar's widow and son have been charged with money laundering in...
Pablo Escobar's widow and son have been charged with money laundering in Argentina.A former Colombian soccer player has also been charged in the case.The trio has been linked to a Colombian drug...
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'La Barbie,' a US-born cartel leader and one-time partner of 'El Chapo'...
Edgar Valdez Villarreal, aka "La Barbie," has been sentenced on drug and money-laundering charges.Valdez was born in Texas but later moved to Mexico and eventually rose through the ranks of the Beltran...
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Afghanistan is producing a lot more opium than before the US invasion. The US...
US-led counterdrug efforts have failed to stem the tide of heroin flowing out of Afghanistan.Cultivation has increased, but a number of factors outside of those failed efforts have led to that...
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How the US got its first big break against Colombia's Cali cartel in a...
US authorities were mainly focused on heroin in the early 1970s.But cocaine, smuggled by Colombian groups, was growing in prominence, especially in the Northeast.A tip in 1978 would lead police in New...
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Mexican officials are ready to stop helping the US fight terrorism and drug...
Mexican senators have asked their government to consider ending security and immigration cooperation with the US.The call comes in response to Trump's now-rescinded policy of separating immigrant...
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Argentine police busted the 'Narcos de la Copa': smugglers hiding cocaine in...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Some Argentines are taking advantage of World Cup fervor.The security minister of Buenos Aires province said Friday that police have broken up an organization that...
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Deadly violence in Mexico is intensifying, and May set an all-time recordSEE ALSO: A Mexican presidential campaign blamed Russia and China for a cyberattack, but a bigger online threat is closer to...
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How traffickers use World Cup mania to help them smuggle cocaine
The use of World Cup merchandise to smuggle cocaine around the world points to a longstanding relationship between drug trafficking and soccer, one of the world’s most-loved sports.Fourteen...
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