HBO has acquired the rights to develop The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, an expose on lawlessness at the military base by Rolling Stone contributor Seth Harp, into a series after a heated bidding war. Over the course of five years, Harp investigated unsolved …
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A new directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, according to administration sources. A U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to Rolling Stone certain details regarding the Trump-signed directive, which was …
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T he hotel room is cold, antiseptic, the only sound the gentle whisper of central air. I can’t go outside, my fixer tells me, or I might be kidnapped. From my window high up in the most expensive hotel in town, I look down at a baseball field and a …
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It has been more than four years since a pair of elite special operations soldiers were found murdered in the woods on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and no one has been convicted of the crime. Master Sgt. William “Billy” Lavigne II, an active-duty Delta Force operator, and Chief Warrant Officer …
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Los Alegres del Barranco are breaking their silence after the United States State Department revoked the band members’ visas for displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show. On Wednesday night, the Sinaloa band apologized for the incident, saying that it will be more careful with their …
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The CEO of Del Records has been convicted of violating the Kingpin Act and now faces a possible prison sentence of up to 30 years. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Ángel Del Villar, who’s behind the label, was found guilty of conspiracy to transact with a …
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A Rolling Stone investigation into the former Olympic snowboarder who allegedly became a drug lord and FBI fugitive will serve as the basis for a new docuseries, Snow King: From Olympian to Narco. Published in January, journalist Jesse Hyde dove into the remarkable story of Ryan Wedding, a snowboarding prodigy …
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Should U.S. gun manufacturers who flood weapons dealers in border states with the guns that drive cartel violence in Mexico be held liable in court? The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about whether a case brought by the Mexican government can go to trial. The gun industry is armed …
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin, was named to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list today. A $10 million reward was announced for his capture. In January, Rolling Stone detailed how Wedding went from a snowboarding prodigy who raced for Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City …
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Grupo Firme will no longer be performing in Sinaloa this weekend after receiving death threats from a drug cartel. On Wednesday, the band canceled their Mazatlán show shortly after a “narco manta,” or banner, appeared in their native Tijuana threatening to kill the band if they performed at in Sinaloa. …
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