How a Brazilian Prison Gang Became a Global Cocaine Power

From arms dealing in Boston to pirate attacks in the Amazon, the PCC poses one of the greatest risks to international efforts to curb organized crime

U.S. Expands Fight Against Latin American Drug Gangs With Ecuador Operation

Ecuador has become a crucial transit country for cocaine moving to North America and Europe

The Underground Hunt for Mexico’s Most Wanted Drug Kingpin

Iván Archivaldo Guzmán evades capture by using tactics he learned from his father, ‘El Chapo’

Cocaine-Funded Gangs Shake Colombia Years After Peace Pact

Attacks by powerful militias against civilians reflect state’s inaction after peace accord removed powerful rebel group from field

Violent Drug Gangs Bring Mayhem to Western Europe

Dutch cocaine kingpin sentenced to life in prison after deadly crime spree; ‘violence is destabilizing society’