Latin America

Suriname ex-dictator and fugitive Desi Bouterse dead at 79

At Ranu Abhelakh, AFP

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

‘Mochileros de la cocaína’ – Rising numbers of drug ‘mule’ backpackers

At Leonardo Nieva

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Cocaine ‘mules’ arrested in Jujuy with capsules hidden in bodies

FEATURE

Poverty, marginalisation, cocaine: Gangs find lucrative combo

At Josefina Salomon

DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug-lord

DEATH OF NATACHA JAITT

Four years after death, investigators gain access to Natacha Jaitt's iPad

Drug-trafficking

Uruguay finds cocaine in surfboards bound for Europe