Two "priority targets" of the U.S. DEA as well as suspected members of the Italian mafia were among 20 people detained, police said.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest sabre-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats suspected of carrying narcotics in the Caribbean and Pacific.

President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest saber-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific.

Federal authorities in Colorado say they have disrupted a Mexican drug trafficking organization that was operating in the state.

For years, authorities have battled an illicit black market for US dollars fueled by strict Chinese government restrictions. An IRS Special Agent speaks exclusively to CNN about the scheme.

Georgia authorities arrested three men, including two from Mexico, seizing more than 500 pounds of marijuana and nine firearms in a multi-agency crackdown on cartel-linked trafficking.

A months-long King County investigation seized over a million dollars in drugs and linked two arrested mid-level dealers to a Mexico-based supply line.

Regional security around the world has always depended on strong U.S. partners who faithfully do their share. Latin America should be no different.