Luis Chaparro
Reporter
luis.chaparro@vice.comJournalist and producer moving between the border of Texas and Mexico covering narcos, drugs and immigration.
El Chapo’s Son Ovidio Just Pleaded Not Guilty to Drug Charges in Chicago
The youngest of "Los Chapitos" has now joined his father in the U.S penitentiary system following his extradition from Mexico on Sept15.
He Accused a Local Drug Lord of Owning Meth Labs. Then He Was Brutally Murdered.
Hipólito Mora was an influential leader of the historic self-defense movement in the troubled Mexican state of Michoacán.
Mexico’s President Says His Country Doesn't Produce Fentanyl. His Military Seized 7 Tons in 5 Years.
Mexico is the biggest source of illicit fentanyl killing Americans, according to the DEA.
Criminals Are Using Fake FedEx Vans to Smuggle Migrants
The smuggling network's fake delivery vans were discovered carrying migrants who had crossed the U.S-Mexico border further into the U.S.
A US Woman Went to Mexico for Rehab. She Was Killed and Put in a Blender.
Celia Yaneth Castañeda picked up a drugs and booze habit in the U.S. But she was brutally murdered in the Mexican rehab center she was sent to.
Cartels Are Handing Out Fake Gucci Bags and Toys To Earn Mexicans’ Loyalty
The girfts carried the greeting “Happy Children’s Day” from Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Haitian Mob Lynched and Burned 14 Suspected Gang Members
The men had just been taken into police custody when a mob descended and lynched the alleged gang members, killing them at the scene.
US Marine Turned Drug Trafficker Wanted a ‘Narcocorrido’ Written About His Exploits
Roberto Salazar II was already running drugs across the border from Mexico when he joined the United States Marine Corps. He was just sentenced to 12 years behind bars.
Brazen Killing of Alleged Narco in Mexico City Unusual in ‘Safe Haven’ Capital
An alleged member of the Arellano Felix cartel was killed in a Starbucks in broad daylight in the upscale Plaza Carso mall in Polanco.
Costa Rica Was the ‘Happiest Country on Earth.’ Now It’s a Base for Drug Traffickers.
Over the last decade, murders have increased by 66 per cent, and more than 70 percent of killings are related to drug trafficking, say official figures.
YouTube Just Gave a Prize to a Violent Haitian Gangster Rapper
Izo Vilaj de Dye, also a popular rapper, is an alleged Haitian crime boss and reportedly behind a series of kidnappings in Haiti.
Migrants Died In Detention Fire Because They Couldn't Pay $200 Bribe to Be Released
The facility operated as an “extortion center,” according to three survivors and two guards who spoke to VICE World News.