PARIS -- They're France 's most harmful drug kingpins, in response to the nation's justice minister — jail inmates so wealthy and powerful that even behind bars, they'll proceed to order assassinations, run narco-trafficking operations and launder cash.Flexing...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Authorities in Bermuda mentioned Tuesday that they arrested 4 U.S. cruise ship passengers accused of drug possession.Police mentioned in a press release that the suspects had a “vital amount of unlawful medicine” together...
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador on Sunday extradited to the USA the chief of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and navy weapons to do enterprise.José Adolfo Macías Villamar, whose nickname is “Fito,” escaped from a...
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgarian border authorities stated Sunday they've seized one of many largest hauls of cocaine from a Belgian-plated van en path to Turkey.Based on customs officials, the almost 206 kilograms (453 kilos) of cocaine was the...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Colombian President Gustavo Preto arrived Friday in Haiti for the second time this yr in a present of assist as gangs within the troubled Caribbean nation proceed to achieve floor.Petro introduced the opening of a...
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian authorities stated Friday they captured an alleged chief of the Italian ’ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who's accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing unlawful trafficking routes to Europe.Police recognized the suspect as Giuseppe...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Executions in Saudi Arabia surged final yr to a report excessive, Amnesty Worldwide stated Monday, as activists more and more warn in regards to the kingdom's use of the demise penalty in nonviolent...
CULIACAN, Mexico -- Inside a sports activities area in Sinaloa state’s capital, the gang was sparse early on the cardboard as younger novice boxers in puffy headgear threw punches and danced concerning the ring. Outdoors stood a bronze...
QUITO, Ecuador -- Ever since Ecuador's most infamous gang chief vanished from his jail cell in January 2024, authorities have been looking out the world, offering a $1 million reward for data resulting in the seize of Adolfo...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities mentioned Monday they arrested 285 folks suspected of drug trafficking, together with 29 ladies and 7 foreigners, and seized over half a ton of varied narcotics throughout a two-monthlong...