New report reveals the role of U.S. jets in global drug trafficking

By Steve Inskeep

Published December 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM EST

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks investigative journalist Jonny Wrate about the role of U.S. jets in global drug trafficking, in light of a new report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.

Related Content

Trump says brighter days are ahead for American farmers

Kirk Siegler

President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
For those who help the poor, 2025 goes down as a year of chaos

Jennifer Ludden

It's been a tough year for local groups that help those in poverty. They've had to scramble and scale back amid federal cuts and funding chaos.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted U.S. political parties, memo says

The Associated Press

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021 told investigators someone needed to "speak up" for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen, prosecutors said Sunday.
National

'Bomb cyclone' forecast to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous travel

Kristin Wright

A "bomb cyclone" is intensifying severe winter weather for millions of people across the U.S. The system is expected to knock out power and disrupt holiday travel.
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

The Associated Press

Jeffrey R. Holland led the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a key governing body. He was next in line to become the church's president.

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.