Nathaniel Janowitz
Reporter
nathaniel.janowitz@vice.comNathaniel is running around the Americas for VICE News covering everything from the environment to drugs, politics, and weird crime.
German Anti-Vaxxers Are Fleeing to Paraguay Just Like Nazis Did 70 Years Ago
A failed Aryan colony, runaway Nazis, and loose coronavirus regulations have led to a flood of European anti-vaxxers arriving in the South American nation.
The Boss of Argentina’s Notorious ‘Monkeys’ Gang Just Got Busted
Máximo Cantero, also known as El Viejo, was detained for ordering attacks on schools and businesses in the city of Rosario, one of Argentina’s most violent.
We Found the World's Worst Weed: ‘Paraguayo’
Farmers and activists are fighting to improve the weed’s quality and reputation.
The US Hunt for Cartel Sniper Rifles in Mexico
Deadly .50-calibers are the weapons of choice for Mexican cartels. But current laws to punish U.S. arms traffickers are not enough.
20 People Gunned Down at an Underground Cockfight in Mexico
The massacre in Zinapecuaro, allegedly due to the ongoing war between the CJNG and local rival groups, is the latest macabre incident in Michoacan’s bloody cartel war.
Eighth Journalist Murdered In Mexico in 2022
Armando Linares, the director of local online news outlet Monitor Michoacán, was gunned down in his home on March 15.
Mexico’s President Wants Jalisco’s CJNG Cartel to Change Its Name
The bizarre request of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel came as the government gave its version of a violent massacre caught on a video that went viral.
Mexico Recaptures Elusive Gulf Cartel Boss for Third Time
The arrest of Alfredo Cárdenas, alias El Contador or “the Accountant,” is one of the highest-profile drug boss captures for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
‘Do You Renounce Satan?’ Shocking Video of Mexican Cartel Leader Dragged Out of Church
Bryan Salgueiro is an alleged member of a Sinaloa Cartel faction that's connected to El Chapo’s brother.
Shocking Video Shows Cartel Convoy Raiding Mexican City Near US Border
The attack in Caborca, Sonora, went on for hours and left two dead and five others kidnapped.
Former Honduran President Helped Smugglers Move 500 Tons of Cocaine, US Alleges
The extradition request, charges and arrest come after years of allegations in the U.S. courts that Juan Orlando Hernández oversaw a "narco state" during his time in office.
Cocaine Deaths Linked to Opioid 100 Times More Powerful Than Fentanyl
More details are emerging in Argentina about the contaminated cocaine that killed 24 people earlier this month.