Growing up, Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán looked to drug traffickers as figures of admiration, a fascination that would ultimately lead him to become one of the most infamous crime bosses in history—a man renowned for his daring and improbable …

Jemeker Thompson, once the acknowledged ruler of Los Angeles’s methamphetamine scene, recounts her unusual rise to power and the way a mother's protective instincts ultimately brought it all crashing down.

Consumed by an insatiable hunger for power, Christopher Coke of Jamaica casts himself as a contemporary Robin Hood—a perception that persists until the long arm of the law brings him to justice.

Dismissed by many as soft, given his youthful appearance and privileged background, Klaas Bruinsma reveals himself to be a cruel and menacing figure in the world of drugs.