The decision will go into effect next year and is seen as a blow to U.S.-backed investigations into Paraguay's growing role as a cocaine transit hub

According to the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment, Mexican drug cartels have extended its reach into nearly 50 countries worldwide

The singer surprised everyone after being spotted with a woman believed to be the granddaughter of a top Mexican drug lord

Experts warn that the decision is "shortsighted," as Haitian gangs increasingly fund their operations through drug trade links with cartels from other regions

A judge sentenced her to three years in prison describing her as "low-level drug mule."

DEA Source reportedly confirms Mexican newspaper El Universal, that Ovidio Guzmán, El Chapo's son, entered U.S. Witness Protection Program

According to the Mexican media, Ismael Zambada surrendered to DEA agents in El Paso. The co-leader of the Sinaola Cartel was never captured before.

Known as "El capo de capos," it had evaded capture for decades. There are rumors that El Mayo Zambada turned himself into the DEA's hands.

A man was arrested on Friday in possession of “rainbow” fentanyl pills in the trendy Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

A drug dealer was arrested last week for the death of a 14-year-old  boy who died from a suspected overdose of fentanyl.

Colombia’s most wanted drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David has been extradited to the U.S. on Wednesday to face three indictments in separate federal courts.

The DFA has issued a rare warning to the public about fake pills containing Fentanyl that is spreading in the United States.

Two drug traffickers were reportedly arrested after 4 pounds of cocaine worth $200000 disguised as a sheet cake was discovered from them.

DEA Agent Javier Peña, who was one of the real life characters "Narcos" was based on, stopped by Chelsea Handler's Netflix show "Chelsea" to talk about the shocking reality behind drug lords, and explained why he is in favor of "El Chapo's" extradition.

DEA accusations of Venezuelan drug trafficking got serious on Wednesday with arrest of President Maduro’s relatives.

With mobsters killing candidates and indignant activists burning ballots, Mexico's upcoming election is a mess

DEA claims a major victory in another big drug bust but critics call it small ‘sophistry’

Internal U.S. Army documents and a DEA source reveal Mexico’s broken military

The reintroduction of the bill follows the resignation of DEA chief Michele Leonhart, who resisted federal guidelines to respect state marijuana legalization laws.

Former anti-narcotics and DEA employees cite recent scandals as reasons to re-think the drug war in Latin America.

Following the death of Miss Honduras her mother and surviving sister have submitted applications seeking political asylum in the US.

An Associated Press report on Wednesday claims that Alex Rodriguez admitted to the DEA earlier this year that he used PEDs while playing for the New York Yankees. After years of public denial, should the Yankees cut their controversial star? Vote Now!

Phil Jordan, a former intelligence chief with the DEA, told Univision he was surprised by news of el Chapo's arrest, saying the fugitive had contributed millions of dollars to the campaign of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.

The new charges brought on Guzmán appear to indicate that Mexican officials are unlikely to extradite the Sinaloa drug boss to the United States to face charges there.

The Mexican president took to Twitter to congratulate the organizations in charge of the capture of Joaquín Guzmán Loera. "Mexico Is At Peace," he wrote.

Guzmán has been on the run since January 19, 2001, when he escaped from Puente Grande prison in Jalisco, not far from Guadalajara.

According to El Universal, the DEA cut deals with the Sinaloa cartel for information on rival gangs, without the knowledge of Mexican authorities.

Agents from the US' Drug Enforcement Agency had secret meetings with Mexican drug cartel leaders to obtain key information on rival cartels.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration released its 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary which found that Mexican drug trade, particularly heroin, is rising in the US as drug lords expand into new markets.

Guadalajara drug cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero left prison after 28 years behind bars last week. Now, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo, an accomplice in the 1985 murder of a DEA agent for which Caro Quintero was convicted, could also walk free.