The southwestern province of Valle del Cauca in Colombia witnessed the ninth massacre in the region after residents from the town of Tulua found the victims on Sunday, increasing the number of massacres in the region.
An Ecuadorian drug mule traveling from Spain back to Ecuador died after cocaine capsules hidden in his stomach burst during a stopover in Istanbul, Turkey.
Brazilian drug cartel boss Valeska Pereira Monteiro, also known as "Her Majesty," was arrested by cops while on holiday at Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
The Guatemalan man, who is the second extradited defendant in the Colombia-to-America cocaine conspiracy, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court to charges related to the scheme.
A Honduran man accused of criminal dealings with Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez was convicted of drug trafficking in the United States on Monday.
Nationwide lockdown measures have crippled the activities of the smugglers, making it even harder to launder money and transfer cash from across the border.
Authorities recently arrested a Florida resident after the local narcotics team found the suspect in possession of deadly and illegal drugs following a residential search.
Nicolas Maduro along with his allies Cabello and dozens of officers are now facing charges for corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking and Narco terrorism.
In the technologically escalating battle between drug smugglers and law enforcement, U.S. agents are looking to Israel's "underground Iron Dome" for a new tool to gain the upper hand.
