Despite the indictment, the DEA plans to close its Freeport office, prioritizing efforts against synthetic opioids like fentanyl over cocaine trafficking.

Fausto Isidro Meza Flores has been on the radar of U.S. authorities since 2012; the FBI offers $5 million for information leading to his arrest

U.S. authorities say cartels are becoming desperate ahead of potential new regulations at the border in Trump's second term

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was one of the leaders of the cartel between 1987 and 1992. He was featured in Forbes' annual billionaire list

The drug trafficking ring recruited drivers to move the drugs across the country.

Both criminal groups had been rivals ever since Alfredo Beltrán Leyva, one of the cartel's co-founders, was captured in 2008

The PCC's operations stretch across five continents and has some 40,000 members

Students are reportedly being offered monthly salaries of $800, twice the average pay for chemists in the country

The promise of large sums of money in a lucrative but dangerous business are helping cartel operatives succeed in their efforts

Authorities seized 225 tons of the drug, over 8% of the estimated 2,700 tons produced annually across the globe

The cartel "makes millions" in the illicit trade of red snapper and sharks caught in U.S. waters, per official reports.

The woman was arrested and sentenced in Texas for drug trafficking and money laundering

The U.S. designated "Don T" and his organization as "specially designated narcotics traffickers" back in 2017, the same year he was captured

A senior Spanish police officer has been arrested after an investigation into the nation's largest haul of cocaine ever led law enforcement to find €20m ($21m) hidden within the walls of his house.

This follows the White House's declaration of xylazine as an emerging threat, as it is increasingly mixed with fentanyl to extend drug highs.

A Miami judge ripped into a medical school assistant professor who stands accused of trafficking a date rape drug.

Facing a lifetime behind bars, the drug lord is seeking to overturn his conviction and make his time in prison more bearable.

Canadian manufacturers of methamphetamine are being pushed to begin selling their product in foreign markets after being unable to compete with cheaper product from Mexico circulating in their home market.

The drug cartel leader smuggled drugs into the U.S. and illicit money into Mexico.

He also contends that he should have been tried in Texas or California, rather than New York, and that harsh pre-trial restrictions compromised a proper defense

"El Ratón" appeared before a Chicago judge on Monday. "It's not surprising, it happens in all cases," said his lawyer

With changes in drug demand, Michoacán ports have become key entry points for methamphetamine, synthetic opioids, and precursor chemicals smuggled from China.

The seizure is one of the largest prosecuted in South Texas and happens amid a drop in both street drug availability and overdose deaths nationwide.

A U.S. indictment claims Zetas leader Miguel Angel Treviño Morales continued to control the Northeast Cartel while incarcerated in Mexico.

Troy Miller also addressed the broader connection between smuggling networks that facilitate both human migration and drug trafficking

The indictment also accuses the former athlete of orchestrating multiple murders.

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

A pilot and passenger were arrested after large amounts of drugs were found on board.

A man was stopped at a security checkpoint at Hilo International airport in Honolulu. Upon checking his luggage, law enforcement found enough fentanyl to kill 12,000 people and a fake gun.

Employees of a German discount grocery chain found 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine worth €7 million ($7.8 million) concealed within crates carrying bananas