All news on the topic: Drug trafficking

Spanish and Portuguese police dismantle a multimillion-euro money laundering ring connected to organized crime throughout Europe.

The Number 1BC platform gained popularity following the law enforcement crackdown on SkyECC. Italy’s top anti-mafia prosecutor told OCCRP: “IT experts ensure that organized crime’s digital footprint remains concealed from investigators.”

One of Europe’s most wanted drug kingpins has been gunned down in Mexico after years of evading arrest.

The Netherlands has formally requested the extradition of convicted drug criminal Jos Leijdekkers, a notorious figure in international drug trafficking.

KRIK reports that energy deals feature prominently in encrypted messages between a drug trafficker and his associates, including a pro-government businessman.

Leaders of Colombian drug trafficking organization plead guilty in Florida court to conspiring to smuggle 43,000 kg of cocaine into the U.S.

A drug trafficking investigation in Bogalusa, Louisiana, has led to the arrest of the city’s mayor, Tyrin Truong, and several other people, police said Tuesday.

Two sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo" facing sweeping drug-trafficking charges in the U.S. are in plea negotiations...

Organized crime in Ecuador today operates on several levels.

The year 2024 included some stark reminders that drug trafficking money can reach the highest levels of politics.

The indictment of nine members of a prominent Colombian Pacific family — including politicians, former public officials, journalists...

This is the story of the largest seizure of its kind ever made in Colombian territory, where a shipment of more than 3,400 shark fins, intended to be trafficked to Hong Kong...

A gang which smuggled up to £7 billion worth of drugs from the continent over two-a-half years have been jailed.

Authorities in Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia collaborate in a Europol-backed operation targeting an organized criminal group accused of smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe. One suspect has been arrested, with more arrests expected.

Imperiale, who lived freely in Dubai for years despite being wanted for drug trafficking in Italy and Spain, was a shareholder in a real estate company that built luxury villas in the Emirati city-state.

Less than two months after a four-year sentence for wildlife trafficking, a Colombian court has released Fernando Rodríguez Mondragón—a son of the late drug lord Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela—following a deal with prosecutors.

Two high-ranking members of Italy’s Camorra mafia were arrested in Medellín, Colombia, in a multinational operation against cocaine trafficking.

Coca crops and cocaine production in Colombia increased during 2023, as the government has stopped forced eradication efforts and concentrated on seizures to fight drug trafficking.

A 30-year-old woman, described as a "drug mule" by South African police, was carrying 68 "cocaine bullets" in her stomach with an estimated weight of 850g when she was detained at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport, according to police.

The Caribbean, historically a key region for drug trafficking, has once again become the center of attention with the seizure of a narco-submarine, signaling the use of these types of vessels is potentially becoming a more common tactic for drug shipments in this smuggling route.

A boss of an organised crime gang and two of his key members have admitted a trick to create a fake arms cache in a bid to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.