cartels

What are the charges against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro?

The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed a new indictment alleging "drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies" against Maduro, his wife and other defendants.

The U.S. is designating Ecuador’s largest gangs as terrorists

The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.

Cartel violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, leaves 20 dead, including 4 decapitated bodies

A bloody war for control between two factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel has turned the city of Culiacan into an epicenter of cartel violence.