/tags/drug-trafficking drug trafficking en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:45:53 GMT /americas/2026-05-31/amnesty-international-accuses-u-s-military-of-illicit-campaign-of-murder-in-caribbean-and-pacific Amnesty International is calling on the Congress and global leaders to halt what it describes as an "unconscionable campaign of extrajudicial killings at sea" carried out by the U.S. military. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:45:53 GMT /americas/2026-05-31/amnesty-international-accuses-u-s-military-of-illicit-campaign-of-murder-in-caribbean-and-pacific Sergio R. Bustos /national-politics/2026-03-27/judge-weighs-whether-venezuela-can-pay-maduros-legal-costs-in-us-drug-trafficking-case A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:30:00 GMT /national-politics/2026-03-27/judge-weighs-whether-venezuela-can-pay-maduros-legal-costs-in-us-drug-trafficking-case The Associated Press /americas/2026-03-20/what-you-need-to-know-about-mexicos-drug-cartels-amid-escalating-violence The recent killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) has once again brought global attention to drug-related violence in Mexico. His death at the hands of the Mexican security forces triggered a wave of retaliatory violence that affected several states. This situation will undoubtedly occur again. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:14:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-20/what-you-need-to-know-about-mexicos-drug-cartels-amid-escalating-violence Raul Zepeda Gil | The Conversation /americas/2026-03-04/la-jefa-the-wife-of-slain-drug-kingpin-el-mencho-and-the-women-at-the-heart-of-the-cartels Cartels are not sustained by spectacle alone. They endure because someone moves the money, launders the profits, manages the assets, cultivates legitimate fronts and binds networks of loyalty through family. In the case of CJNG, that figure was not only El Mencho. It was also, allegedly, his wife Rosalinda González Valencia. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:31:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-04/la-jefa-the-wife-of-slain-drug-kingpin-el-mencho-and-the-women-at-the-heart-of-the-cartels Adriana Marin | The Conversation /americas/2026-02-20/amid-mass-ice-arrests-trump-pardon-recipient-juan-orlando-hernandez-given-special-treatment After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT /americas/2026-02-20/amid-mass-ice-arrests-trump-pardon-recipient-juan-orlando-hernandez-given-special-treatment Keri Blakinger | ProPublica /americas/2026-01-27/u-s-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats-have-done-little-to-stop-the-flow-of-illegal-drugs Despite dozens of lethal U.S. military strikes on suspected narco-boats, drug flows continue, allies are alarmed, and Caribbean fishermen say their livelihoods are under threat. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:25:00 GMT /americas/2026-01-27/u-s-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats-have-done-little-to-stop-the-flow-of-illegal-drugs John Otis /national-politics/2025-11-17/justice-department-official-told-prosecutors-that-u-s-should-just-sink-drug-boats NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /national-politics/2025-11-17/justice-department-official-told-prosecutors-that-u-s-should-just-sink-drug-boats Ryan Lucas /americas/2025-11-07/trump-has-accused-boat-crews-of-being-narco-terrorists-the-truth-is-more-nuanced The Associated Press learned the identities of four men who were among the more than 60 people killed since the U.S. military began attacking boats that the Trump administration alleges were smuggling drugs. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:28:20 GMT /americas/2025-11-07/trump-has-accused-boat-crews-of-being-narco-terrorists-the-truth-is-more-nuanced Regina Garcia Cano| Associated Press /americas/2025-11-07/a-timeline-of-us-attacks-off-south-america-and-what-congress-has-had-to-say The Trump administration says the U.S. military has killed at least 69 people in strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:41:50 GMT /americas/2025-11-07/a-timeline-of-us-attacks-off-south-america-and-what-congress-has-had-to-say Ben Finley and Konstantin Toropin | Associated Press /americas/2025-10-30/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-carrying-boat-in-the-pacific-and-kills-all-4-aboard-hegseth-says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The announcement on Wednesday comes as the Trump administration continues its divisive campaign against drug cartels in the waters off South America. Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:58:15 GMT /americas/2025-10-30/us-strikes-another-alleged-drug-carrying-boat-in-the-pacific-and-kills-all-4-aboard-hegseth-says Ben Finley and Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press