They also talked to criminal lawyers, toxicologists and police investigators in this ever escalating conflict. Are the cocaine wars winnable, or is it already too late?

The criminal war in northeast Colombia has escalated, as intense fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups erupted in ...

and many members fought in the Serbian special forces during the Bosnian wars. In recent months, members of Balkan cartels and gangs have been linked to major cocaine trafficking operations.