A deported felon, Victor Alvarez Farfan, kept slipping back across the border, linking the Portland area and a powerful drug cartel.
Author: Beth Warren, Louisville Courier Journal
How the US’ appointed ‘drug czar’ plans to counter Mexican drug cartels, reduce overdose deaths
During his first week in office, Rahul Gupta quickly saw the challenge as he stood in a tunnel used by cartels to smuggle drugs into the U.S.
Mexico captures Rafael Caro Quintero, infamous drug lord convicted in DEA agent’s 1985 murder
Rafael Caro Quintero’s role in the the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
New ‘trash can’ drug capsules bring deadly, hidden dangers to the streets, DEA says
Fentanyl “trash cans” often contain a mix of fentanyl with powdery adulterants loaded in small plastic vials or capsules, drug agents say.
Daughter of Mexican cartel boss sentenced to US prison for violation of Kingpin Act
The daughter of fugitive drug lord El Mencho, a top U.S. target, was sentenced Friday for her role with businesses linked to violent cartel CJNG.
Chinese nationals used US banks to launder millions in drug profits for Sinaloa Cartel
A Chinese money laundering ring and bribery case is linked to U.S. cities, Belize, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico’s notorious drug boss El Chapo.
DEA supervisor turned ‘pariah’ sold semi-automatic rifles to Sinaloa Cartel associates
Joseph Michael Gill, once a DEA supervisor, is now a convicted felon who blames the ATF and Homeland Security for his ‘not fair’ prosecution.
The rise and fall of a father-son drug ring linked to multiple deaths and the Sinaloa Cartel
A Sinaloa Cartel supplied drug ring is tied to multiple deaths in Michigan, Kentucky and Mississippi, a USA TODAY Network investigation finds.
Rogue pilots trafficked a billion dollars in cartel drugs across US while no one watched
A California man led a billion-dollar drug ring for the Sinaloa Cartel using U.S. pilots and exploiting security gaps at non-commercial airports.