El Mayo,” the elderly Mexican drug lord who took over “El Chapo’s” notorious cartel, skirted the death penalty in Brooklyn federal court Monday — after admitting to murdering “many innocent people.” ...

Colombia has handed over a chunk of deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar's ranch, famous for its "cocaine hippos," to women caught up in the country's armed conflict, President Gustavo Petro said ...

The co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel pleaded guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that accused him of being one of the most prolific and powerful narcotraffickers in the world.