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The former U.S. attorney who oversaw the prosecution and conviction of Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman tells Global News there are similarities in both cases.

Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, was living in Vancouver, B.C., in 2017 and conspired with at least one other person to run a drug trafficking operation titled Canada1.

The estimated street value of the heroin is almost $7 million.

A Canadian Olympian will appear in federal court Monday on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings.

The FBI says the man from Montreal was wanted for allegedly assisting the international drug trafficking organization locate a witness who was later murdered.

Venezuela’s acting president said Nicolás Maduro remains the country’s ‘legitimate’ leader, despite being held in the U.S. on charges of federal drug trafficking.

The FBI, RCMP and U.S. prosecutors say Wedding has grown his criminal enterprise to become the largest supplier of cocaine to Canada, as well as parts of the U.S.

The two male suspects, aged 19 and 21 and both of Scarborough, Ont., are charged with drug trafficking-related offences.

The investigation, dubbed 'Project Derry,' began in the summer after a number of violent incidents in and around Bunibonibee Cree Nation.

The RCMP say a large-scale international drug trafficking operation that was exploiting mail services such as Canada Post has been dismantled.

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for taking bribes from drug traffickers so they could safely move some 400 tons of cocaine through Honduras to the U.S.

Montreal's police chief says the force isn't immune to such cases, citing examples of officers accused of selling information to organized criminals.

Seven Toronto police officers and a retired officer are facing charges over a probe into organized crime and corruption that led to shootings and drug activity.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said a newly unsealed indictment accuses Ryan James Wedding of tracking down and posting photos online of the witness to facilitate his murder.

A spokesperson with Peel Regional Police told Global News Friday the force has administratively suspended three officers, pending further investigation by York Regional Police.

U.S. authorities say Ryan Wedding controls one of the world's largest and most violent drug trafficking operations and he is wanted by the FBI.

Police forces across Quebec made several arrests Wednesday morning in a series of raids targeting operations linked to the Hells Angels.

Police told the inquest Christopher Duong was known to officers and allegedly involved in the Prince Rupert drug trade before he was found dead with his wife and two young kids.

Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympian-turned-alleged cocaine kingpin, has been arrested, U.S. authorities say.

Last week, a major investigation led by York Regional Police resulted in an array of charges against Toronto officers accused of aiding organized crime.