From Medellín to Mexico, the deaths of cartel kingpins rarely end the narcotics economy. As history shows, the fall of one drug lord often signals transformation, not closure.

Explore the myths and realities surrounding cartel leaders El Mencho and Pablo Escobar, and how their legacies continue to ...

Cartels in Mexico deal in more than just drugs; their tentacles reach into nearly every segment of criminal activity.

This recurring pattern forces an uncomfortable but necessary question: Does eliminating a cartel boss truly dismantle the cartel, or does it merely reshape it into something more fragmented and ...

Now that the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel is dead, what will happen to its coalition of ruthless regional ...

Mexico's drug war rages as powerful cartels, inspired by Pablo Escobar's model, battle for dominance. The Sinaloa Cartel and the aggressive Jalisco New Generation Cartel lead the charge, controlling ...

Martin Suarez returned from a morning run in his Puerto Rican gated community in August 1994 to an assassin emerging from the shadows, a Smith & Wesson revolver heavy in his hand. Suarez, an FBI ...

One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported back home. Records from the U.S. Bureau of ...

El Mencho death: The Mexican army killed CJNG leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, sparking unrest and protests across Mexico. His death, resulting from a military operation, dealt a severe blow ...

Martin Suarez is the only deep-undercover FBI agent in history to have infiltrated a Colombian drug cartel. In 1988, he transformed into “Manny” and became a high-level smuggler for Pablo Escobar’s ...

MIAMI — One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home. Records ...