On Friday, a high-speed car chase ended in tragic circumstances near the Foreshore in Cape Town after a helicopter and multiple police vehicles pursued a white bakkie.
In order to be compared to Pablo Escobar, you have to be a pretty big fish.
The Hard Livings gang, which has an extensive footprint across Cape Town, has now muscled in on the turf of the Sydenham Heights Boys.
If you were hoping to get up to mischief in Durban this coming weekend, a recent bust could somewhat scupper your plans.
541 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of R200 million was taken from the very organisation that is supposed to target organised crime, corruption, and other serious crimes in South Africa.
Marixa Lemus has been dubbed Guatemala’s female ‘El Chapo’. She is also sometimes referred to as “La Patrona” – the female boss.
Dairo Antonio Usuga David, also known as ‘Otoniel’, is Colombia’s most-wanted drug trafficker. Sorry, was, because he’s now been detained by local security forces after escaping arrest for more than a decade.
The reality of selling drugs is a far cry from popular mythology that suggests drug dealers are having the time of their lives while enjoying vice after vice.
The now sober Steve-O detailed the story of his first-ever LSD trip, as well as some of his wilder ketamine and cocaine experiences.
British gangs are now collaborating with international crime groups, like Italy’s powerful ‘Ndrangheta mafia clan, which controls much of Europe’s cocaine trade.
The autopsy results for the three people found dead in a Pretoria home in April revealed the presence of copious amounts of date rape drugs and alcohol.
Tourists on a Cancun beach, as well as vendors, came under attack from gunmen who arrived via jet ski and opened fire.
During his PR blitz to promote ‘Yearbook’, a sort of memoir, Seth Rogen tells a hilarious anecdote about his first time meeting Snoop Dogg.
The lead singer from the Italian rock band that won Eurovision denies that he was seen snorting cocaine during the live broadcast.
One of South Africa’s biggest drug busts, which took place in March along the West Coast, has seen three Bulgarian nationals sentenced.
Myth and folklore are passed on from one generation to the next, but when an entire island is confirming having seen the supernatural it goes beyond fireside stories.
Law enforcement seized a cocaine haul estimated to be worth around R583 million on Monday evening. Turns out that may have been a diversion.
Drug smugglers are a creative lot when it comes to hiding their product, but in this case, customs authorities in Germany and Belgium weren’t fooled.
Emma Coronel Aispuro was arrested yesterday for her involvement in the operations of the Sinaloa drug cartel, as well as aiding her husband’s prison escapes.
You should probably work out how much fuel your jet ski needs to make a round trip from England to the Netherlands before setting out to collect your cocaine.
Armie Hammer is the latest in a long line of Hammers to be in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
When you have public beheadings using an axe, in broad daylight as police watch on, you know you’ve descended into lawlessness.
Law enforcement around the world appears to be inserting a little festive cheer into their operations.
If you’re going to hold a press conference bragging about a massive drug bust, it’s a good idea to get the facts straight first.
In order to pass drug tests, Tyson would often make use of a ‘Whizzinator’, which is a fake penis that you can fill with untainted urine.
The American election results are still being tallied, but votes for elected officials weren’t the only ones cast this week.
After he was robbed, a dealer with a house full of meth called the police to report the theft of his meth. It’s all rather confusing.
For a long time, the war on drugs has relied on the ‘kingpin strategy’ – take out the big guns, and a syndicate will fall apart. That’s proving to be a flawed approach.
For the 800 000 residents of Culiacán, a city in northwestern Mexico, violence is an almost daily part of their lives.
The world’s most popular online drug market, Empire Market, has mysteriously disappeared and enquiring minds want to know why.