From Mexico’s deadliest cartel wars to Colombia’s cocaine empires, this special report traces the rivalries that reshaped South America’s criminal underworld. Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes ...

The leader of a drug‑transport network tried to flee with a million euros in her car when police arrested the members of her organization in Madrid ...

Cartels in Mexico deal in more than just drugs; their tentacles reach into nearly every segment of criminal activity.

Explore the myths and realities surrounding cartel leaders El Mencho and Pablo Escobar, and how their legacies continue to ...

As Mexico reels from a wave of cartel violence following the dramatic death of CJNG boss "El Mencho", few realise that even ...

The template was forged in Medellín by Pablo Escobar: immense wealth, absolute violence, and the charisma of a folk hero. But the modern Mexican carte.

The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.