New Orleans health officials report 816 drug overdose deaths in the past two years, 80% which are connected to fentanyl ...

A Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid capture was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in U.S ...

From Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s meth mom billboards to Salt Lake City's meth-lab meltdowns, Utah leaders in the drug wars are finding the methamphetamine beast not ...

Mexican cartels are often compared to corporations. And in some ways they are. Like any international business, they are constantly innovating and adapting to compete in one of the fiercest capitalist ...

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A former commander of a Mexican federal police unit that worked hand-in-glove with US agents fighting drugs cartels has been indicted in New York on drugs trafficking charges, US prosecutors said ...

A son of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Monday in a Chicago court to drug trafficking charges in a deal that would see him cooperate with US prosecutors for a ...

Mexicans wrapped up their weekend with a twist worthy of a telenovela: authorities say Mexican marines gunned down Nazario “El Chayo” Moreno, also known as “The Craziest One” and “Crazy Macho.” He was ...