Ioan Grillo

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Mexico's Missing Students: 'Case Not Closed'

An independent panel of experts has pulled apart official accounts in a new, 608-page document

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

How Howard Marks Helped Revolutionize the Drug Trade

After "Mr Nice" came a generation of less personable drug lords

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Pope's Visit to Mexico Highlights Church's Drug War Woes

The Catholic Church has been criticized for doing too little to fight murderous cartels in Mexico. Will Pope Francis change that?

By Ioan Grillo/Mexico City

Meet the New Gangster Warlords of Latin America

The journalist Ioan Grillo goes inside the hyper-violent drug cartels of Latin America in an except from his new book Gangster Warlords

By Ioan Grillo

The Arrest of 'El Chapo' Isn't the Victory it Looks Like

What’s behind the drug lord’s capture

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

The Actor, the Kingpin, and Mexico's Drug War as Entertainment

The war between narcos has inspired books, movies, TV shows and more

By Ioan Grillo

How Mexico Caught 'El Chapo'

Meet the elite force that managed to recapture Mexico's most-notorious narco

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

How the Mexican Drug Trade First Began

In light of the news that El Chapo has been recaptured, learn about the early days of the Mexican drug trade in this excerpt from Ioan Grillo's book El Narco

By Ioan Grillo

Venezuela Celebrates After the Defeat of 'Chavismo'

Venezuela's opposition won control of the National Assembly by a landslide, with 99 out of 167 seats

By Ioan Grillo / Caracas

Hyperinflation Crisis Could Change Venezuelan Politics

Terrible hyperinflation is ruining the country's economy, and could mean the end of Chavizista socialism in upcoming elections

By Ioan Grillo/Caracas

The Secret Life of One of the Richest Men in the World

Carlos Slim was the richest man in the world between 2010 and 2013

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Cartel Violence Threatens Relative Peace of Mexico City

The murder rate is the highest it has been since 1987

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Mexico's Marijuana Ruling Shakes Up Drug Policy

A new court ruling could have big implications on the drug war

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Sicarios: The Story Behind the Cartel Killers

While the word “sicario” is relatively new to the English language, the new generation of cartel hit men had a massive impact on the drug business and murder rate in Colombia and Mexico. Sicarios were...

By Ioan Grillo and Anne Most

Meet the Real Sicarios Who Kill All Over the Americas

They raised drug murders to a new level of violence and organization

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Mexicans Begin to Slim With the Help of the Soda Tax

Taxing sodas has led to a cut in sales

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Mexicans Say Sicario Hurts Country's Image

Some towns that were blighted by violence have seen a massive fall in murders

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

The Rise of Donald Trump Sparks Anger and Laughter in Mexico

Mexicans don't know whether to fear or ignore Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric

By Ioan Grillo / Mexico City

Inside El Salvador's 'War Without Sense'

Warring gangs have turned El Salvador into one of the world's deadliest places

By Ioan Grillo

El Salvador’s Kill Zone

Warring gangs have turned the country into one of the world’s deadliest places

By Ioan Grillo
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