drug wars
Gangs Are Hanging Bodies From Bridges as Ecuador’s Drug Violence Soars
The macabre scene mimics a tactic used by cartels in Mexico's drug war.
Former Honduran President Just Got Arrested on Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Juan Orlando Hernández was taken into custody in the Honduran capital following an extradition request from the U.S. based on drug and weapons charges.
Duterte Wants 'Lousy' US to Fight Drugs in the Philippines
The Philippines has become a narco-state in the Asian meth trade, according to Duterte.
Jeff Sessions Has a Plan for the Opioid Epidemic: More Cops
Is this going to be a “War on Drugs” disaster or a collaborative effort to end the epidemic?
Duterte Dismisses Impeachment Complaint
The president reignites his brutal war on drugs in the Philippines. A senator said Duterte’s actions were a "culpable violation of the constitution."
We Spoke to Philippine President Duterte's Most Prominent Critic Before He Jailed Her
VICE News meets with Senator de Lima in the Philippines where, despite facing death threats, she continues to vocally oppose Duterte’s war on drugs.
Marijuana Arrests Are At a 20-Year Low
But people are still getting busted for weed possession almost every minute.
Mexico's Ruling Party Just Had a Very Bad Election Day
President Enrique Peña Nieto’s PRI party lost seven of the dozen governorships at stake in Sunday’s election, including four that the party has controlled for 87 straight years.
'Say Nice Things About Acapulco': Mexican Governor Urges Media Silence on Violence
The appeal for a “pact of silence” in the beleaguered southern state of Guerrero is the latest effort by a Mexican politicians to look on the bright side of the country’s security crisis. Most have backfired.
'An Everest of Murderous Frenzy': Marseille Drug Gangs Are Using GPS to Kill Their Rivals
Police in Marseille have allegedly discovered the tracking devices affixed to the cars of several recent victims of the city's drug turf wars.
The Mexican Government Isn't Thrilled With a New Report on Torture and Illegal Killings
A highly-critical report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights triggered a vehement rebuttal from the government that called it "biased" and "unfounded."
The Nazi-Loving Drug Lord Who Revolutionized the Cocaine Smuggling Industry
When Carlos "Crazy Charlie" Lehder of the Medellin cartel, was eventually taken down for his drug crimes, the prosecutors compared his cocaine transportation system to what Henry Ford was to automobiles.