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Hernández was accused of abusing his office to facilitate the shipment of more than 400 tonnes of cocaine to the US
Alleged head of Angels of Death cartel Ridouan Taghi convicted for ordering a string of assassinations
Also in this newsletter: Drug violence spills on to the streets of Brussels
President Daniel Noboa escalates ‘internal armed conflict’ as violence continues to roil Andean country
Beijing meeting aims to advance agreements between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping during summit last year
Cartels fighting to control trafficking routes rebel against government crackdown in Guayaquil
Wave of kidnappings and bombings follow new president’s declaration of state of emergency
Crackdown on group believed to have links to Mexican cartel reflects new president’s security pledge
Former Forza Italia lawmaker convicted for collusion with the ’Ndrangheta
The massacre comes amid a surge in crime as Ecuadoreans prepare to elect a new president
Treasury’s move comes as Washington tries to combat flow of deadly opioid
Oversupply in Colombia is attributed to the vertical integration of production and breaking of Farc’s monopoly
Report highlights size and ‘enormous power’ of crime groups that hold sway over areas of the country and economy
Rise in the main cocaine ingredient comes as the country’s government re-examines its approach to drugs
The Belgian port grew rich trading salt and sugar. ‘Now, we’re dealing with another white powder’, says city official
Voters look for tough pledges on security as blame game continues over assassination of centre-right candidate
Justice minister calls for EU extradition agreements to help catch kingpins
How geopolitics has blurred the lines between criminal enterprise and the state
Hugo Carvajal is alleged to have been part of a state-backed cartel trafficking drugs into America for two decades
In less than a decade, traffickers have created a highly profitable business to feed US demand for the synthetic opioid
Prosecutors say defendants helped supply chemicals fuelling deadly opioid crisis that has killed thousands
’Ndrangheta suspected of laundering drug money through hotels, restaurants and ice cream shops
Prosecutors accuse ‘Chapitos’ along with defendants in China of building cross-border trafficking operation in deadly drug
President hails verdict after jury hears how Genaro García Luna helped Sinaloa clan become ‘FedEx of cocaine’
Case has exposed the failures of the drug war waged by the US and Mexico
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