A pre-dawn police raid targeting the home of a Paraguayan lawmaker in a notorious drug smuggling haven near the country’s border with Brazil turned
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US officials nab Peruvian gang leader wanted for nearly 2 dozen killings in home country
U.S. immigration officials on Wednesday nabbed a Peruvian gang leader wanted for nearly two dozen murders in his home country. Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38, was
Migrant repatriation flights from Panama to start this month
U.S. President Joe Biden said in a phone call with Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino that US-funded flights would start this month to repatriate
Mexico probes disappearance of arrested drug lord’s bodyguards
Mexican prosecutors said on Wednesday they were investigating the disappearance of two bodyguards the same day as last month’s dramatic U.S. arrest of one
Mexico’s president spars with reporters over safety and drug cartels, claims journalist is DEA informant
A reporter told Mexico’s president Tuesday that his supporters had harassed her when she was trying to cover an event in June, and complained
Illegal migrant allegedly commits 22 crimes in 6 months
An illegal Venezuelan migrant with suspected gang ties who has allegedly committed 22 crimes in six months in New York City still hasn’t been
Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada says he was ambushed and kidnapped before being taken to the US
Mexican drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada said he was ambushed and kidnapped when he thought he was going to meet the governor
Sinaloa cartel drug lord to face trial in same court where ‘El Chapo’ was convicted, attorney says
Sinaloa cartel drug lord to face trial in same court where ‘El Chapo’ was convicted, attorney says Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was taken
U.S. fugitive known as “The Devil” captured while working as cop in Mexico 20 years after Ohio murder
A U.S. fugitive known as “The Devil” who was wanted for a deadly shooting outside an Ohio bar 20 years ago has been captured
Colombia’s congress considers ban on Pablo Escobar souvenirs
Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the