A deported felon, Victor Alvarez Farfan, kept slipping back across the border, linking the Portland area and a powerful drug cartel.
Author: Beth Warren, Louisville Courier Journal
Mexico captures Rafael Caro Quintero, infamous drug lord convicted in DEA agent’s 1985 murder
Rafael Caro Quintero’s role in the the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a low point in U.S.-Mexico relations.
Daughter of Mexican cartel boss sentenced to US prison for violation of Kingpin Act
The daughter of fugitive drug lord El Mencho, a top U.S. target, was sentenced Friday for her role with businesses linked to violent cartel CJNG.
Chinese nationals used US banks to launder millions in drug profits for Sinaloa Cartel
A Chinese money laundering ring and bribery case is linked to U.S. cities, Belize, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico’s notorious drug boss El Chapo.
DEA supervisor turned ‘pariah’ sold semi-automatic rifles to Sinaloa Cartel associates
Joseph Michael Gill, once a DEA supervisor, is now a convicted felon who blames the ATF and Homeland Security for his ‘not fair’ prosecution.
Rogue pilots trafficked a billion dollars in cartel drugs across US while no one watched
A California man led a billion-dollar drug ring for the Sinaloa Cartel using U.S. pilots and exploiting security gaps at non-commercial airports.