Drugs & Crime

The group wants to trade an American engineer abducted two years ago for an Afghan drug lord imprisoned in the U.S.

Instead of pushing Beirut to the economic brink, Saudi Arabia should address its own amphetamine addiction.

Other countries are taking the lead in cracking down on U.S.-based groups.

Despite draconian laws, the region’s biggest economy is hooked on amphetamines.

Stolen Nepali art is a key test for Western institutions.

A new book clears away the many cliches that have come to shroud the transnational business in illegal drugs.

The Gulf Clan grew in areas where implementation of the country’s 2016 peace deal has lagged.

Can the “Bicentennial Framework” be a turning point?

The lawsuit over drug cartel violence could be part of a bigger change on guns.

The death of Vitaly Shishov shows Minsk is willing to strike beyond its own borders.

U.S. international security cooperation urgently needs an overhaul by Congress.

The Hariri tribunal hasn’t led to a single arrest. Biden should let it expire and help Lebanon in better ways.

Rooting out graft may be good politics at home, but it won’t fix Latin America’s socioeconomic woes.

Meet the Russian-led fake human rights group implicated in an international criminal caper.

The country is on the brink of creating the world’s largest legal cannabis market.

As states struggle, organized crime is rising to new prominence.

To stop drug traffickers, criminals, and kleptocrats from laundering their loot, the United States and EU must join forces.

Latin American criminal gangs have embraced social media and messaging platforms to spread narco culture and sell drugs.