The US now considers these cartels and gangs terrorist groups. Here’s what to know about them
Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa cartel are among the two gangs and six drug cartels the US has officially designated as ...
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Armed speedboat gang stashes cocaine on Hapag-Lloyd container ship
Ecuador’s navy has seized 800 kg of cocaine found on a Hapag-Lloyd container ship. The navy reported that an armed 25-strong ...
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Mexico: Marco Ebben, one of Europe’s most wanted criminals, killed in drug cartel turf war
Marco Ebben, 32, had joined Mexico's Los Mayos gang attached to the Sinaloa cartel after he was convicted of smuggling ...
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The New War on Drugs
VANDA FELBAB-BROWN is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Initiative on Nonstate Actors at the Brookings Institution. She ...
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How a Dutch Cocaine Baron in Sierra Leone Threatens Liberia’s Reputation and Security
A Nation on the Brink The skies over Sierra Leone are darkening, not with storms, but with the shadows of an unfolding narco-crisis that threatens to destabilize not just the country, but the entire ...
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Mexican Navy reports 2-tonne cocaine bust off the coast of Chiapas
The Navy this week reported a major cocaine bust off the coast of Chiapas, where it confiscated nearly 2 tonnes of drugs.