El Chapo’s wife arrested in U.S., faces federal charges

Emma Coronel Aispuro may not be a household name, but the U.S. Justice Department believes she was a key accomplice…


Mob Museum debuts ‘Rise of the Cartels’ exhibition

Pablo Escobar, the ruthless Colombian drug kingpin and world’s first billionaire criminal, pioneered mass-market drug trafficking, fueled by bribery and…


Mexican cartels deliver care packages to citizens amid pandemic

From mobster Al Capone’s Chicago soup kitchen that served three meals a day during the Great Depression to Colombian cocaine…


Federal judge hands El Chapo life sentence

For Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the journey through the American justice system that started with his extradition…



Chinese manufacturers, Mexican cartels are primary sources of deadly opioids

Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids smuggled from China and Mexico, heroin from Mexican drug cartels and the misuse of prescription…


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El Chapo’s lawyers complain about strict rules at New York prison

The lawyers defending accused Sinaloa Cartel drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman are claiming that on its last day in…


‘El Chapo’ extradited to United States

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, one of the most powerful and violent Mexican drug cartel bosses in history, has been extradited…


Anatomy of an escape

Adam Throgmorton has spent the past two decades crafting three-dimensional scale models of Las Vegas resorts, from the hotel towers…