December 20, 2015 U.S. officials ignoring rise in drug trafficking in Latin America U.S. officials have neglected the rise of drug trafficking and transnational criminal groups in Latin America for so long that the problem has now reached America’s southern border, creating a humanitarian crisis and raising the costs of any U.S. response, a leading U.S lawmaker and experts said on Tuesday.
December 10, 2015 DEA warned Mexico of plots to free drug lord 'El Chapo' in March 2014, documents show The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) first warned Mexican authorities 16 months ago that plots to break drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman out of prison were afoot, documents revealed Monday.
December 9, 2015 Mexican authorities say alleged drug boss Hector Beltran Leyva caught Military special forces grabbed alleged cartel leader Hector Beltran Leyva during a lightning raid at a restaurant Wednesday, the latest in a string of high-profile drug arrests in the country.
December 8, 2015 Former hitman for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar released from prison A former hit man for Pablo Escobar, who confessed to hundreds of murders as head of the drug kingpin's army of assassins, was freed from prison on Tuesday amid angry protests by his many alleged victims.
