Ioan Grillo

GlobalPost

Based in Mexico City, Ioan Grillo was GlobalPost senior correspondent covering Mexico and Latin America. He has reported on the region since 2001 for media including Time magazine, the Sunday Telegraph, Al Jazeera English, France 24, Letras Libres, the International New York Times and many others. He specializes in drugs and crime and the tragic wars they have unleashed. He is author of "El Narco,” which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books and The Orwell Prize. In 2016, he wrote the book “Gangster Warlords.”

Introducing the gangster warlords of Latin America

In an excerpt from his new book, former GlobalPost correspondent Ioan Grillo finds his way to a Brazilian cocaine party.

Introducing the gangster warlords of Latin America

Don Winslow's crime fiction about Mexico's drug violence is as painful as the true story

Don Winslow's crime fiction about Mexico's drug violence is as painful as the true story
El Chapo Guzman in Mexico jail cell

Watch this video of kingpin Chapo Guzman escaping Mexican jail

Watch this video of kingpin Chapo Guzman escaping Mexican jail
Mexico gay couple adopted child

A Mexican judge wants to allow same-sex couples to adopt children nationwide

A Mexican judge wants to allow same-sex couples to adopt children nationwide

Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman escaped from Mexican prison. Again.

Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' Guzman escaped from Mexican prison. Again.
Mexican migrant construction

Mexico gets billions more dollars from migrants than from oil exports

Migrant workers' remittances have almost bounced back to their pre-Great Recession peak.

Mexico gets billions more dollars from migrants than from oil exports

Oscar nominee 'Cartel Land' exposes the horrors of Mexico's drug war

It is beautifully filmed, but tough to watch.

Oscar nominee 'Cartel Land' exposes the horrors of Mexico's drug war
Miss Universe Colombia

Univision will no longer show Miss Universe after Trump's anti-Mexican remarks

That could hit the Donald where it hurts — his wallet.

Univision will no longer show Miss Universe after Trump's anti-Mexican remarks
Donald Trump pinata

Mexican breaks the internet by turning Caitlyn Jenner and Donald Trump into piñatas

These are not for your average 6-year-old's birthday party.

Mexican breaks the internet by turning Caitlyn Jenner and Donald Trump into piñatas
Donald Trump announcing his candidacy for president

Mexico to Donald Trump: You are one ‘ignorant,' 'prejudiced' hombre

'They’re rapists,' Trump said of Mexicans while announcing his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.

Mexico to Donald Trump: You are one ‘ignorant,' 'prejudiced' hombre
Mexico cheerleading Nazi dance

Mexican teens did a Nazi dance performance at a tiny competition. Now it’s a huge scandal

Although there's not a strong far-right movement, Mexico has had a long fascination with the Nazis.

Mexican teens did a Nazi dance performance at a tiny competition. Now it’s a huge scandal
A boy holds a sign that says "no more corruption" during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on May 30, 2015.

Obama wants to give $1 billion to Central American gov'ts fighting massive corruption scandals

Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are in a crucial phase of lobbying for new US funds to help them break cycles of poverty and violence.

Obama wants to give $1 billion to Central American gov'ts fighting massive corruption scandals
Mexico City selfie

Mexico City wants to take the world's biggest selfie

This Saturday, organizers in the Mexican capital hope for a Guinness record with thousands turning out for one ginormous photo.

Mexico City wants to take the world's biggest selfie
Mexico burn election materials

Mexico has to vote this weekend amid candidate killings and ballot burnings

The death toll in the runup to Sunday's midterm elections is over 20, and counting.

Mexico has to vote this weekend amid candidate killings and ballot burnings
Zara store

Sure, Zara's owner just became the world's 2nd richest man, but what about the 'sweatshops'?

Amancio Ortega, owner of trendy clothing store Zara, certainly knows how to turn threads into dollars.

Sure, Zara's owner just became the world's 2nd richest man, but what about the 'sweatshops'?