drug cartel
By Bryan Le
Los Zetas drug cartel throws childrens' parties, China pledges to step up drug war efforts, and NY cops make accidental tomato crop bust. MORE
Heroin use rises among Afghan youth, task force debates how to tax weed in Colorado, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. hit with 900k fine for pot. MORE
By Liam Delaney
Mexico announces the arrest of the "security chief" for the country's most wanted drug lord. MORE
"Cocaine grandmother" plans to appeal death sentence, San Francisco backs out of Super Bowl booze ban, and Randy Travis seeks treatment for alcoholism. MORE
Mexico's most powerful cartel may be "slipping," but drug trafficking is still on the rise. MORE
Mexico's most feared traffickers are ramping up their tech operations—and kidnapping radio experts to do so. MORE
Jailed Mexican kingpin admits to bribing officials, young adults drive stoned more than drunk, and plans for a booze-free St. Paddy's Day divide Ireland. MORE
Mexico's government scrambles to disprove conspiracy theories about a cartel boss they say was killed. MORE
After cartel leader Heriberto "El Lazca" Lazcano was killed in a shoot-out last night, an armed gang has stolen his body. MORE
The Mexican tradition of cockfighting draws cartel members as violence surges both inside—and outside—the ring. MORE








