The prosecutor, who leads inquiries into the transnational criminal organization, reveals he had information that its boss had been in Venezuela for a few days. ‘Our aspiration was to bring him before the courts,’ he says
The author of ‘Kilo,’ a seminal book on the machinery that fuels drug trafficking, analyzes the failure of the war on drugs and Trump’s intervention in the fight against the cartels
Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia’s richest man, has expressed interest in moving the animals to his wildlife rescue center in western India
The Ministry of Environment explains that no country agreed to take in the invasive species, which arrived in 1981 at the hands of the drug lord
Beyond acronyms and groups, and the unequal territorial control they exert, the death of El Mencho demonstrates the intensification of operations against crime in the country, under the watchful eye of the United States
Colombia and Mexico share a history of fighting drug trafficking, but the challenge continues because crime knows no borders
The group also participated in the pursuit of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega
A drug trafficker’s megalomaniac dream continues to be an unsolved problem for Colombia
As drug production and trafficking increase across the continent, criminal groups of all sizes are diversifying their operations and increasing their firepower. Governments, meanwhile, stumble between hard-line policies and paralysis
Juan Pablo Escobar seeks to debunk the myth surrounding one of the most notorious drug traffickers of the 20th century
Bogotá’s intelligence service is targeting the New Drug Trafficking Board amid the crisis with Washington. Gustavo Petro claims this organization wants to assassinate him
The use of teenagers as hired killers dates back to the assassinations of Rodrigo Lara in 1984 and Bernardo Jaramillo in 1990. The practice, which regained visibility after the attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay, never disappeared
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said he wants to transfer the Hacienda Nápoles Theme Park land to victims of violence, but merchants see it as a cornerstone of their economy
The assault on the conservative senator, who was hoping to run for president, is reminiscent of the murders of five presidential candidates between 1986 and 1990
‘Don Neto,’ convicted of the murder of DEA agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo Zavala in 1985, served four decades in prison
The recent capture of several leaders of the Camorra and the ‘Ndragheta highlights the extensive operations of European crime groups in the South American country
The stars of Jacques Audiard’s musical, which is nominated for 13 Oscars, defend art as a way to portray the horrors of Mexico’s drug wars
From January 30 until February 3, one of the most important cultural events in Latin America takes place, 20 years after it was inaugurated with the blessing of Gabriel García Márquez
The drug lord recounts his life as a key member of the Medellín Cartel after leaving a US prison, where he served 33 years
Mayor Federico Gutiérrez banned prostitution in tourist areas after an American was caught with two young girls in a hotel room
In an upcoming book, the released German-Colombian former drug lord addresses dirty money in political campaigns, the pacts made between the Medellín Cartel and the guerrillas, as well as the complicity of the governments of Nicaragua, Cuba and Panama in the drug trade
There is no evidence of a link between the cases but several of the victims had spent the last hours of their lives with people they met through dating apps
The renowned general was part of the siege that resulted in the drug capo’s death and subsequently, as police commander, he sought to confront the legacy of the most notorious narco in Colombia’s history
Colombia ponders how the most universal drug trafficker and terrorist should be remembered 30 years after his death
The writer of ‘The Parable of Pablo,’ the reference book on the life of the famous drug trafficker, discusses Escobar on the 30th anniversary of his death
His most lasting legacy was to inject the virus of corruption into a more or less stable democracy, and even to forever disrupt the value system of Colombian society
The building was once the main attraction of narco tourism in the Colombian city