Drug gangs have turned the South American country into one of the most dangerous in the region and the world’s leading exporter of cocaine.

Ecuador has become a crucial transit country for moving cocaine to the U.S. and Europe from neighboring Colombia.

Fifteen members of a Trenton street gang have been charged for their involvement in murders, attempted murders, shootings, robberies and carjackings.

Two gang members found guilty of a deadly 2023 ambush attack against rivals in a Stockton home, including shooting a sleeping ...

The members of the Trenton-based gang are responsible for crimes that include murder, attempted murder, shootings, assaults, robberies and carjackings, the state Attorney General’s Office announced ...

Federal and local authorities are investigating the Austin Sixth Street shooting that left four dead and 17 injured. Here's ...

The Mountain View neighborhood had for years been terrorized by drug dealing, violence and even murder stemming from a gang ...

Kayla Alvarenga, of Bay Shore, was charged in the 2022 carjacking and killing of Linver Ortiz Ponce, of Central Islip.

Three people are dead and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday outside Buford’s bar on West Sixth Street. Among the dead was the suspected gunman who was shot by officers.

U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years. But they were not imminent.

The main focus of police intervention against the gang has been around Ashfield Parade, which is considered its stronghold locally. Albanian people smuggler Arlin Leka, who lived on the street, was ...

It’s not just poverty that keeps people on the streets. Criminal gangs use the encampments to make money, stash drugs, stake ...