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10 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 3, 2026.
The former Venezuelan president and his wife, Cilia Flores, are asking Judge Alvin Hellerstein to throw out their drug trafficking indictment on sovereign immunity grounds. Oral arguments are set for November 17.
Marines from the USS San Antonio cleared the vessel without a shot fired before an airstrike destroyed it. At least 227 people have now been killed in 68 boat strikes since the campaign began.
Daniel Kinahan ran a cocaine and money-laundering network from Dubai for years while the UAE ignored extradition requests. On Sunday an Irish Air Corps plane brought him home.
Ismael Zambada Garcia, 76, who led the Sinaloa Cartel for decades while evading capture, apologized in a Brooklyn courtroom: 'No one wins in a war like this.'
Around 200 people have been killed in military operations since last year, raising questions about the effectiveness of the cocaine interdiction strategy.
The deal marks the second Latin American country to allow U.S. military operations within its borders as Trump administration pressures Mexico.
Sinaloa Cartel insiders reveal how bribes and political support allowed near-total freedom of operation throughout state government.
Cartel insiders reveal how bribes and political support allowed near-total criminal freedom in Sinaloa state.
Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya is accused of meeting with El Chapo's sons before his 2021 election and installing officials 'friendly' to their cartel operations.
Operation Southern Spear has conducted 53+ airstrikes on vessels since September 2025, with human rights groups, Colombia, and Venezuela alleging many victims were civilians — not drug traffickers.