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Latin American organised crime ‘may operate in 16 European countries’

Cocaine seizures in Europe are up more than fivefold in 10 years as a host of cartels take root. A four-month Guardian investigation reveals the true scale of a continent-wide shif...

The ‘Finger cutter’ and the ‘Brazilian Escobar’: the men accused of bringing cocaine cartels to Europe

A Belgian criminal organisation’s links with a Brazilian cocaine gang have been the focus of a major trial in Brussels, where smuggling links have been alleged between European pla...

The cartel civil war tearing apart a Mexican state

The Sinaloa cartel erupted into conflict in 2024 when the son of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán kidnapped his father’s co-founder and handed him to US authorities

Feds: Truckers hauled hundreds of kilos of cartel cocaine on US-Canada freight lanes

The wider investigation spans drug trafficking, cargo theft, extortion and human trafficking, while key drivers and carriers remain unidentified. The post Feds: Truckers hauled hun...

California's Privacy Laws Are Helping Cartels Build Luxury Auto Fleets — No, Really

The Seedy Underbelly of U.S. Trade With Mexico

American businesses are funding violent cartels south of the border. The post The Seedy Underbelly of U.S. Trade With Mexico appeared first on The American Conservative.

Warring Cartels Target Women in Mexico

A two-year war between rival Sinaloa Cartel factions is driving a surge in killings and disappearances targeting women.

Kinahan cartel among network of gangs using secret 'underground bank'

An EBU investigation has uncovered a 532-member WhatsApp group allegedly used by criminal networks to arrange cross-border cash transfers

Criminology Graduate Students Investigate Drug Cartel Money Laundering

Two NCITE graduate students worked with federal officials to uncover how drug cartels explain real estate transactions to launder money and how to detect illicit activity.

How narco bosses known as ‘Encrochat Eight’ supplied mobs stretching from Dublin to Donegal

Cross border links between powerful gangs show a supermarket supply chain that ran across the island

Gulf Cartel Gunman Sneaking into South Texas Now  Facing Terrorism Charges

A Gulf Cartel gunman who was trying to sneak into the U.S. illegally is now facing federal terrorism charges. Prosecutors allege he took part in surveillance, enforcement, and the...

‘Donroe’ Doctrine and conservative victories squeeze cartels in Latin America

With Cuba faltering and Colombia shifting course, drug trafficking networks pivot to Europe and drones

CARTEL CRUELTY: Mexican Couple Extradited to Texas for Drugging Children in Border Smuggling Scheme

A husband and wife from Mexico stand accused in a U.S. federal court of running a human smuggling operation that would drug young children in order to get them across the border. T...

15 sentenced in Mexican cartel's plot to traffic fentanyl, meth to Wichita

Investigators learned that the Sinaloa cartel and its associates were working with traffickers to distribute distributing fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in Wichita.

Criminal networks threaten the Amazon. Indigenous leaders want the UN to act

More than a dozen Indigenous representatives from Peru, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador are participating in the Oct. 19-23 U.N. conference on transnational organized crime, known as...

Cartel logistics boss gets nearly 19 years for moving cocaine and cash through trucking network

Roberto Lopez managed driver payments and cross-border money transfers. Court-authorized wiretaps captured discussions about cocaine loads and cartel proceeds. The post Cartel logi...

Self-Proclaimed ‘Cartel Attorney’ Gets 20 Years In Federal Prison

Prosecutors said he used his law license to support a massive drug-trafficking organization. The post Self-Proclaimed ‘Cartel Attorney’ Gets 20 Years In Federal Prison appeared fir...

Africa: Africa Becoming an Increasingly Central Hub for Latin American Drug Cartels

[ACSS] Africa is becoming an increasingly important hub for Latin American drug trafficking networks, facilitating the production, transportation, and marketing of cocaine and meth...

Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding

Crypto mining represents a new frontier in Mexico's fight against criminal groups, which have extended their reach into the realm of financial crime.

U.S. Troops, Ecuadorian Cops Take Down Cartel Jalisco Network in South America

U.S. Troops working alongside Ecuadorian law enforcement carried out a series of raids in the South American country targeting a network of the Mexican terrorist organization Carte...

15 sentenced in Mexican cartel's plot to traffic fentanyl, meth to Wichita

Investigators learned that the Sinaloa cartel and its associates were working with traffickers to distribute distributing fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in Wichita.

US Sanctions Mexican Cartel Racetrack Linked to Casino Accused of Torture

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Mexican racetrack allegedly controlled by a notorious drug cartel that partnered with a nearby casino to offer betting on its horse ra...

FBI Hunting Man Who Packed Drugs In Fire Extinguishers

The FBI in Los Angeles is searching for the ringleader of a cartel operation that packed the narcotics into hollowed-out fire extinguishers, which were then deeply concealed inside...

FinCEN Alert: BSA Compliance Implications Related to the Mexican Cartel’s Fiscal Fuel Scheme