drug cartels

Cartel infighting leaves 15 dead in Mexican gang stronghold

The fighting follows the dramatic arrest on US soil in July of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed he had been kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into US custody against his will.

2 ‘drug traders’ killed in Kushtia, N’ganj ‘gunfights’

Two alleged drug traders are killed in separate “gunfights” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kushtia and Narayanganj early today.

As bodies pile up in Philippines, many fear to talk about Duterte’s war

Protests against a surge of killings are unleashed since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines and pledged to wage war on drug dealers and crush widespread addiction to methamphetamine.

September 14, 2024
September 14, 2024

Cartel infighting leaves 15 dead in Mexican gang stronghold

The fighting follows the dramatic arrest on US soil in July of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who claimed he had been kidnapped in Mexico and delivered into US custody against his will.

May 15, 2018
May 15, 2018

2 ‘drug traders’ killed in Kushtia, N’ganj ‘gunfights’

Two alleged drug traders are killed in separate “gunfights” with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kushtia and Narayanganj early today.

September 5, 2016
September 5, 2016

As bodies pile up in Philippines, many fear to talk about Duterte’s war

Protests against a surge of killings are unleashed since Rodrigo Duterte became president of the Philippines and pledged to wage war on drug dealers and crush widespread addiction to methamphetamine.