Latin America
Leaked Emails Reveal ‘Air Bridge’ of Drug Flights from Venezuela to Belize
A former U.S. official told OCCRP that drug flights from Venezuela often re-routed to Belize when traffickers became...
Record Cocaine Bust in Russia Highlights New Trafficking Route From Ecuador
Russian officials found 1,500 bricks of cocaine concealed in bananas shipped from Ecuador. An intelligence report describes...
'Stained With Blood': New Port Brings Violent Drug Cartels to Ecuador Fishing Town
A new port in Ecuador has brought global commerce — but also cocaine and cartel violence — to the once placid shores of the...
Peru’s Ex-President Sentenced Amid Sweeping Odebrecht Scandal
Nearly a year after a 20-year bribery sentence, former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo gets 13 more years for laundering...
ANALYSIS: Alleged Mexican Cartel Members Buy Time With Legal Mechanism
Men accused of murder, drug trafficking, and cartel activity have used “amparos,” which are supposed to protect individual...
Mexico Sends 26 Cartel Suspects to U.S., Calling Move a ‘Sovereign Decision’
Mexico extradited 26 alleged members of the CJNG and Sinaloa cartels to the United States, with President Claudia Sheinbaum...