Ioan Grillo

Ioan Grillo is a British-Mexican journalist and author who has spent over two decades reporting on organised crime, drug trafficking and violence in Latin America. His book Blood Gun Money examines the illegal arms trade that fuels violence across the Americas, tracing the flow of guns from legal manufacturers to the hands of cartels, gangs and criminals. Grillo draws on extensive on-the-ground reporting in Mexico, Central America and the United States to reveal how firearms cross borders, fund criminal enterprises and devastate communities. He has written for Time, Reuters and numerous other international publications, establishing himself as one of the most authoritative English-language journalists covering Latin American organised crime. His previous books, El Narco and Gangster Warlords, were widely praised for their fearless reporting and their ability to make the complex dynamics of the drug trade accessible to international readers. Grillo's writing combines investigative rigour with narrative power, creating non-fiction that reads like a thriller while maintaining journalistic integrity. The audiobook edition brings his important investigation of the illegal arms trade to listeners concerned about gun violence, organised crime and the flow of weapons across the Americas.