drug trade

A farmer cleans a coca crop in Cauca, Colombia, on Jan. 27, 2017.

UN reaches a deal to help rid Colombia of cocaine

The deal worth $315 million aims to wean farmers off growing coca — the plant that's a raw material for cocaine (as well as teas and other uses) — by replacing it with alternative crops like coffee and cacao.

UN reaches a deal to help rid Colombia of cocaine
Recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted by soldiers at the hangar belonging to the office of the Attorney General in Mexico City

Mexico just extradited drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to the US

Mexico just extradited drug lord ‘El Chapo’ to the US
Men playing in a band carrying weapons in the desert

Drug lords pay this Mexican-American singer to write their ballads

Drug lords pay this Mexican-American singer to write their ballads

Uruguay becomes the first nation to oversee a fully legal marijuana market

Uruguay becomes the first nation to oversee a fully legal marijuana market
Crystal methamphetamine

So when did North Korea become a player in the blue meth trade?

So when did North Korea become a player in the blue meth trade?