Smugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies and plunging ...

The business of cocaine trafficking has changed over the years, with different players and routes. A look at how the trade really works. The drug trafficking charge against Venezuela's former leader, ...

Colombia's cocaine production has continuously surged since the 1990s, despite the dismantling of major cartels and billions in anti-drug aid, with the country now responsible for over 67% of the ...

Ecuador has emerged as one of the world's most important logistics hubs for cocaine trafficking, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which published its World Drug ...

A few weeks ago, a police officer made a routine traffic stop in Upland, California, just outside of Los Angeles. The officer was accompanied by a police dog named Petey. As they approached the car, ...

For decades, discussions about Latin America’s cocaine trade have tended to focus on the same places. Colombia and Peru produce much of the world’s coca, while Mexico’s cartels dominate trafficking ...

Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe. By Genevieve Glatsky and Annie Correal ...

Amid record production levels, the cocaine business is entering a new age, driven by diversifying markets, global networks, and new technology. Every year, InSight Crime gathers as much data as it can ...