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…
Joaquin Guzman
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…
Organized crime roundup: U.S. seeks $12.6 billion in El Chapo drug proceeds, Peter Gotti seeks ‘compassionate’ release, eight convicted in ‘modern slavery’ racket in Britain and more
Only days before a U.S. judge is expected to impose a long prison sentence on him for leading a major…
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…
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…